http://www.rochellenews-leader.com Top Stories RSS Feed Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:05:00 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6173 OGLE COUNTY - The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department is advising residents that local drop-off recycling containers owned by Recycling and Disposal Service, Inc. will be unavailable for a few days from early February to early March for maintenance. The container at each Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:24:00 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6172 ROCHELLE - With state budget cuts continuing to grow each year, non-profit organizations are struggling to find new sources of income to maintain their services; the Rochelle Enrichment Center, more commonly referred to as the Rochelle Child Care Center, is no different. "This year Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:23:39 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6171 ROCHELLE - A new state regulation will require all students entering, advancing or transferring into seventh grade to receive the Tdap vaccination by the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. This is due to the increased cases of the highly contagious illness pertussis, more commonly Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:22:41 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6170 ROCHELLE - The warmer temperatures and irregular weather the Midwest has been experiencing this winter has made the freezing over of Lake Sule take considerably longer this winter. Now that the temperatures have dropped and the lake is once again frozen over, fishermen have started Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:21:47 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6161 ROCHELLE - An agreement to purchase 60 acres of land from an adjacent land owner group is the first step in extending a runway at the Rochelle Municipal Airport and sets the the stage for enabling mid-size corporate turbine jets to land in the future. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:06:39 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6160 CRESTON - At least 10 teams have already signed up for the first annual Creston School dodge ball tournament, which is to be held in the school's gymnasium Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. Maria Peruquia, a teacher's aid for Creston, said she approached the Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:06:07 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6159 SPRINGFIELD - On Tuesday, Governor Pat Quinn announced $21.7 million in Illinois Safe Routes to School grants to schools and communities across the state. The program is designed to enable and encourage children to walk and bike to school safely and is 100 percent federally-funded. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:39 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6158 ROCHELLE - Former RTHS alum and current Steward Elementary School teacher Chelsey Stolte, was awarded $750 cash and $250 in fresh Del Monte fruit for her classroom by writing an essay about how she would incorporate healthy eating messages into classroom lesson plans and collecting Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:02:35 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6157 ROCHELLE - Over the next week, Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District commissioners expect to interview five candidates for the vacant park director position. According to park district personnel committee chair Mic Brooks, the board as a whole interviewed two candidates on Monday, Jan. 23 and will Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:01:55 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6156 CHEYENNE, WYO. - Wyoming Highway Patrol officials said that slick and windy wintery conditions likely contributed to a two-vehicle collision Sunday morning on I-80, seven miles east of Cheyenne , Wyo., that caused the death of a Lindenwood man and injured three others. Four local Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:01:34 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6155 ROCHELLE - One of the most challenging obstacles Robin Baldwin Gounaris has faced during her nearly seven years as owner and manager of Abraham's Bar and Grill has been addressing the misconceptions many people have about the establishment. According to Gounaris, Abraham's has generally been Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:50 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6154 ROCHELLE - Rochelle Police officers made an arrest Friday after executing a search warrant at a home located at 115 S. 10th St. At approximately 9 a.m., Rochelle's K-9 Unit assisted officers in the search, which resulted in the recovery of a quantity of cannabis Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:58:10 -0600 http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=6153 ROCHELLE - Every year, the Golden K raises nearly $11,000 through fundraisers and community events and supports more than 20 local organizations in the process. New members join every year as old members pass on but the fact remains that the Golden K's service Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:57:02 -0600