Posted: Monday, Jan 30th, 2012
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 location will only be absent for a few days; however, exact dates are not currently ...more
Modified: Monday, Jan 30th, 2012
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 we decided to try something new to raise funds for some large upcoming capital improvement ...more
Posted: Monday, Jan 30th, 2012
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 known as whooping cough.
The Tdap vaccination, which is a tetanus shot with an additional ...more
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 showing up to drop their lines into their first drilled holes of the ice-fishing season.
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Posted: Friday, Jan 27th, 2012
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.
"We can handle certain turbine jets now, but as corporations use larger aircraft, regulations require 5,000 ...more
Posted: Friday, Jan 27th, 2012
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 administration about the dodge ball tournament because of some expressed interest among the students' parents.
Last ...more
Posted: Friday, Jan 27th, 2012
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.
Two local schools are on the list to receive grant money for the project. May Elementary ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
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 online votes from her friends.
The fruits, according to Stolte's essay can be used for much ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
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 be talking to three more candidates next Monday, Jan. 30.
"We were given seven candidates ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
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 men who work together at Maplehurst Farms were coming home from a snowmobile trip in ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
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 perceived as a bar only for the younger crowd. Some may say that it can be ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2012
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 (between 10 and 30 grams), multiple items of drug paraphernalia and cash.
David R. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2012
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 and commitment to the Rochelle community is rarely surpassed by people sometimes even half their age.
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