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.

Twenty-six women veterans attended the 11th annual Women Veterans Brunch in Lena on March 28.

Together for Taft, a newly established non-profit organization whose mission is to reopen and reimagine the Lorado Taft campus, is looking to keep the momentum going. The group is planning another kickoff event for April.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 23-27, 2026.

Members of the civic group, Hands on Oregon, pitched in to help prepare for the annual Oregon Woman’s Club Antique Fair held recently at the Blackhawk Center on the Oregon Junior/Senior High School Campus in Oregon.

The 2026 IHSA spring sports season is already underway. Here are preview capsules for each of Rochelle Township High School's varsity spring sports teams.

Here are the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference girls bowlers for the winter season.

Eagle’s Nest Art Group will hold its annual spring membership show at its Conover Square gallery in Oregon.

The Polo Historical Society will present a special program on Wednesday, April 8, focusing on the history of the Waterbury family and their connection to the Polo area.

There are three major Illinois House bills related to firearms currently moving through the legislative process.

For this article I want to step back a bit and discuss how the use of the horse for power and transportation affected human culture and technology.

April events are set at the Polo Public Library.

Here's a list of upcoming events at the Mt. Morris Public Library.

Aurora University has named the following students to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

Rock River Center is a resource center in Oregon.

The Evangelical Free Church of Mt. Morris will remember the crucifixion and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ with services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Kayden Loomis, son of Shawn and Megan Loomis, has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career as a member of the football team at University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.

The Natural Land Institute on March 17 closed on 149 acres of land surrounding its 4-acre Beach Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve in Ogle County.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society remembers the Polo High Class of 1950 and baseball and teaching.

The Polo Fire Department will hold a community breakfast Sunday, April 26, at its station.

A single-family home in Byron that sold for $340,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County during the past week

Here is a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle property transfers for March 16-20, 2026.

An estimated crowd of 650 people turned out Saturday, March 28, 2026, to show displeasure with President Donald J. Trump and his administration and policies at a No Kings rally in downtown Oregon, Illinois.

Signs and words against the war with Iran coupled with ongoing fears of eroding democratic principles were just some of the expressions of protest on Saturday, March 28.

Ogle County residents have an opportunity to improve water conservation and protect local waterways through a rain barrel program offered by the Ogle County Soil and Water Conservation District.

The evening was brisk but clear as about 100 people attended the Byron Lodge No. 274 A.F. & A.M. spaghetti supper at the Masonic Temple.

The defense attorney for a Chicago woman accused of falsely reporting a shooting in Ogle County during a rodeo near Rochelle last year argued Tuesday that the charges were filed in retaliation over controversy about such events and should be dismissed.

HOPE of Ogle County and Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center will host a Shining Hope luncheon Thursday, May 21.

The No Kings protest movement is expected to be in full swing Saturday, March 28, with more than 3,100 events in communities large and small across all 50 states and more than 9 million people expected to participate, according to organizers

The Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County will be hosting its annual spring banquet on Sunday, April 19 at Stronghold Center, Oregon.

Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H members participated March 7 in the Penny Carnival in Oregon.

The Davis Junction/Scott Township Historical Society Museum will host a program this month titled “A conversation with Mr. Bob Carter, one of the last agents to work at the Davis Decoration Railroad Depot.”

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.

An Ogle County “Hands Around the City” event for Child Abuse Awareness Month in April will be Friday, April 17, on the Rochelle City Hall lawn.

Students across Ogle and Carroll counties learned how many farmers are behind one of America’s most iconic candies.

After growing with the firm over the past seven years as an adviser, Sean Considine has acquired Byron Wealth Management as of March 31, 2026.

Dixon, Freeport and Sterling also currently have Main Street programs.

For the last 24 years, Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County volunteers have worked tirelessly to bring critical housing solutions to residents of Ogle County.

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.

Payge Barger from Davis Junction, who is studying social work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is a peer mentor for the 2025-26 academic year.

A March 19 ribbon-cutting in Mt. Morris marked a new home for the architectural drafting and design firm County Line Design.

The grant provided materials that support early reading, storytelling and creative expression through play-based, developmentally appropriate learning.

Oregon music students competed on March 7 at the IHSA solo and ensemble contest in Mount Carroll.

Cole Chesnut was recently named the February Student of the Month at Polo Community High School.

Kishwaukee College has announced the students named to the fall 2025 part-time student honors list.

Stillman Bank President and CEO Tom Hughes presented Ogle County Historical Society Board Member Tom Lichty with a check for $1,310 to purchase one of the stainless-steel vaults needed for the project.

The Ogle County Historical Society is partnering with Highland Community College’s Lifelong Learning program on an event led by instructor Mark Peterson about the Civilian Conservation Corps on Thursday, April 16.

Oregon Junior Senior High School is a 2026 Casey’s Cash for Classrooms grant recipient.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference girls basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.