This week in Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit: May 31, 2026

What's happening in Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit, from the staff of the from the award-winning Rockton-Roscoe News. More than 35,000 people read our news and events each month. Forward this email to someone else who might not have heard the news.

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Breaking: Budapest Mayor receives Ukraine award from Zelensky in Kyiv, later evacuated to shelter

Zelensky personally honoured Budapest in Kyiv as Mayor Gergely Karácsony received the prestigious Saviour City award for the Hungarian capital’s support of Ukraine and refugees:

Continue reading: https://dailynewshungary.com/zelensky-budapest-karacsony-ukraine-award/

Law enforcement medal created, awarded to officer who shot FSU assailant

Cody Poppell, a Florida State University police officer, was honored Wednesday with a new law enforcement award for rapidly bringing a gunman’s campus attack to an end just three minutes after the April 2025 school shooting began. “Amid the chaos, Officer Poppell acted swiftly, rode his motorcycle over several curbs, sidewalks, into the heart of […]

Two Philosophers Win “Courageous Colleague” Award

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has bestowed its Berkson Courageous Colleague Award on two philosophers. Those two philosophers are Mike Gregory and Charlie Kurth, both of Clemson University. After two faculty and a staff member at Clemson were fired for social media posts in the wake of the killing of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, Professors Gregory and Kurth…

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Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

News from Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit as reported in the award-winning Rockton-Roscoe News_._

The Rusty Wheel to host hot dog eating contestMonday, May 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM. 10 dollar donation to the SOBO Athletic Club to enter. Winner takes home $500.Rockton-Roscoe NewsAdam Neblock

  • Starting on May 18, 2026, the Winnebago County Highway Department will replace seven pipe culverts on…
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Kern & Nebel Win Sanders Political Philosophy Prize

The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced that its 2026 Prize in Political Philosophy has been awarded to Adam Kern (University of San Diego) and Jacob Nebel (Princeton University). They received the prize for their piece, “Migration and Social Population Ethics“. Here’s the abstract: This paper explores how societies should evaluate choices that affect the size or the composition of their…

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Alaska Beacon reporters take home journalism awards

The Alaska Beacon team took home five awards from the Alaska Press Club contest for our coverage in 2025. As we cover statewide news with a government and politics lens, we are especially honored that James Brooks’ reporting earned a first place award in the Reporting on Government and Politics category. His story uncovered that […]

Three Philosophers Among New Guggenheim Fellows

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its new class of fellows, and three philosophers are among them. They are: Alan Baker (Swarthmore College) Kate Manne (Cornell University) Gina Schouten (Harvard University) From nearly 5000 applicants, 223 fellows working across 55 disciplines were selected. Philosophers account for approximately 1.3% of the selected fellows. The…

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2026 Sanders Prize in Metaphysics Winners Announced

The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced that its 2026 Prize in Metaphysics has been awarded to Ezra Rubenstein and Verónica Gómez-Sánchez (both of UC Berkeley). They won the prize for their paper, “Logical Atomism“. Here’s the abstract of the paper: The core of logical atomism is the view that fundamental reality is logically simple. We lay out several motivations for this view, and distinguish…

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Pakistan lashes out at India for ‘weaponisation of water’ over baseless allegations at UN

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has lashed out at India at the UN for weaponising water by unilaterally suspending the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) over “baseless” terrorism allegations, calling New Delhi’s actions a direct threat to its agriculture, livelihoods and regional stability.

The exchange between the two neighbours took place at a high-level UN event held on Wednesday ahead of World Water…

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