Jeff Helfrich

Focus House is one of two facilities of its kind in the state. The Ogle County treatment facility just north of Rochelle provides a continuum of services for at-risk youths, including residential, counseling, education and alternative programming.

Stillman Valley's Theresa Miller currently has three giant pumpkins growing in advance of a competition on Sept. 27: Patches, Dimples and Roxanne. She believes Patches, the largest of the three, is currently nearing 1,700 pounds and hopes to see more growth.

Sept. 1 marked 50 years of the Rochelle Fire Department providing ambulance services.

Area nonprofits are working to fill the fundraising gap left by local nonprofit From the Heart after it ceased operations in February after 18 years and $1.116 million in giving in the greater Rochelle area.

Here is a list of Ogle County marriage licenses for August 2025.

In a Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, news release, Kunes Auto Group announced the decision to close its Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram location at 601 Gale St. in Oregon after more than 10 years, effective Sept. 1.

The Creston Village Board of Trustees has unanimously approved an agreement with the Rochelle Landfill that will see the village officially acquire 111.3 acres of land that will be used as farm property that will be leased out.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit demonstrated the abilities of K-9s Gator and Saint at the Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, Creston Village Board of Trustees meeting.

The Rochelle Area Community Foundation held a golf outing at Fairways Golf Course on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Rochelle. The event featured golfers from local businesses and community organizations and nonprofit partners and sponsors with booths at each hole.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will be hosting a residential electronics recycling and document shredding event on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon at 909 Pines Road in Oregon.

The annual meeting of the Rochelle Community Hospital Association will be 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at Alfano’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant. 

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that construction on Illinois Route 72 in Ogle County began Sept. 2.

Rochelle Family Dental is excited to welcome Dr. Shawn May to its team. This new chapter reflects the practice’s continued commitment to providing compassionate, high-quality dental care for families throughout the Rochelle community, according to a news release.

The Rochelle Lions Club recently donated new office furniture and a commemorative plaque to Kings Elementary School in memory of Lion Jim Milligan.

At its Aug. 11, 2025, meeting, the Rochelle City Council approved the annexation of 5 acres at 13800 Gurler Road, which is contiguous to the Rochelle Municipal Airport.