Jeff Helfrich

Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center will be opening an expanded office in Oregon, Executive Director Jessica Cash said.

Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center serves about 300 potential victims of child abuse in Ogle and Lee counties each year. The nonprofit organization has been in operation since 2002 and has worked with over 3,500 children.

A local plastic bottle cap recycling program has reached milestones of 6,584 pounds of caps collected and 31 items installed locally after being made from the recycled plastic, Dennis Swinton of the Rochelle Kiwanis Golden K Club said March 26.

The city of Rochelle and Rochelle Municipal Utilities are moving toward three large-scale water projects that will take place in the coming years.

RMU Superintendent of Water/Water Reclamation Adam Lanning hopes to see the chemical phosphorus removal addition completed by summer 2027, which would give RMU two years to perfect the process before the 2030 deadline.

After no rain in February, Ogle County farmers saw a steady rain and heavy snow fall onto thawed ground in recent weeks as they approach planting season, Ogle County Farm Bureau Manager Ron Kern said.

The Rochelle city council voted 4-3 on Monday to table a vote on a development agreement with a developer who aims to bring a potential data center to the city.

The Ogle County Board on Wednesday unanimously approved a $200,700 low bid from O’Brien Civil Works for a Memorial Plaza project on the south side of the historic Ogle County Courthouse property.

The Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the $10,145 purchase of a new mower from Johnson Tractor of Rochelle.

The Vince Carney Community Theater in Rochelle will present “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” on March 27 and 28.

The Rochelle Township High School District Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to set a graduation date of Saturday, May 23.

The annual town meeting of Grand Detour will take place Tuesday, April 14, at the Grand Detour Town Hall.

The public hiring expo began after a workforce shortage was seen post COVID-19 and it melded well with the yearly RTHS career fair, causing the events to be combined.

The Rochelle Community Hospital Foundation and the Rochelle Area Community Foundation on March 10 announced the establishment of a new Community Cancer Resources fund.

Village President Rick Rhoads resigned from his position at Wednesday's Hillcrest Village Board meeting.