Polo

Polo Area Community Theater is rehearses Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, for their performances of "The Tin Woman," coming this weekend. Show times are Feb. 21, 22 and 28 at 7pm and Feb. 23 and March 1 at 2pm, at the Polo Town Hall.

One firefighter was injured after falling on the ice.

One member disagrees with taking farmland out of production.

Outwork Elite partnered with the Garrett Ramos Foundation on Monday, Feb. 17, to host a free basketball camp for kids ranging from third through eighth grade. Over 120 players from throughout the Sauk Valley and beyond attended the clinic at Newman Central Catholic High School.

The 40th annual Polo Farm Toy Show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Polo Centennial Grade School, 308 S. Pleasant Ave., Polo.

Iowa State University, Trinity Christian College and Aurora University also announce fall semester dean’s lists.

The 40th annual Polo Farm Toy Show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 1.

Rochelle advances four wrestlers

$600,000 has been raised to cover SVCC tuition costs, in perpetuity, for Polo students who earn tuition through volunteerism.

Several Sauk Valley-area students have been named to the dean’s list.

Proceeds from the trivia night will go toward the theater.

Several students from Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls and Rochelle have been named to the dean's list.

Lucas Nelson has recorded 100 wins in this high school career and is closing in on the school record for pins.

Father Bernard Sehr will rededicate the church at the 10:15 a.m. Mass. A potluck fellowship and celebration will follow in the church hall.

The program for the evening will allow attendees to get to know the new officers better as several are new to the Guild

The auditions are open to anyone age 18 and up

The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law.

Carol Klein and Karen Hutchinson of First State Bank Polo have both been promoted to Customer Service Representative II.

Donations can be made at the Polo Pharmacy, 111 E. Mason St.

A Polo police officer carried an elderly man from inside the home to safety Tuesday morning during a fire at 611 N. Division St.

Live trees will be collected in some cities

Before its closure in 1985, Congress School housed classrooms for Polo School District students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Looking for something to do in the Sauk Valley? Here is a list of five suggestions for events happening over the next few weeks.

Donation will be used to purchase beef.

Polo residents kicked off the holiday season Saturday, Dec. 7, with the community's annual Christmas festival.

The Polo Area Community Theatre will perform “Fruitcakes,” a holiday play is about a quirky Southern community and a runaway boy who comes to appreciate the town’s residents.

Polo Area Community Theatre perform "Fruitcakes" on Dec. 13 to 15 at Polo Town Hall.

Stars show the age, size and wish list of each child

Two community theater troupes will present holiday-themed performances this weekend – one in Polo and the other in Morrison.

The Polo Area Community Theatre is preparing for its annual Christmas show, “FrUiTCaKeS,” which will be performed Dec. 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14 at the Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. in Polo.

There is no admission charge, but donations are accepted.

The Polo Christmas Festival is seeking donations of food as part of its “Santa’s Helpers Food Drive” that continues through Nov. 30 at the Polo Public Library.

Master Sergeant Becky Jo Davis of Polo was the guest speaker

Unserviceable U.S. flags are getting a second chance to perform one final duty, thanks to the Farewell Flags initiative started at Patrick Fegan American Legion Post No. 83 earlier this year.

City of Polo and Buffalo Township officials celebrated the opening of a new joint municipal building Monday evening. Both municipalities contributed to the cost of the $1.93 million building, which is located about two blocks north of the old city and township halls.

Polo City Council members on Tuesday voted unanimously to enter a three-year contract with Constellation as the city’s aggregated energy supplier for pumping and street lighting.

Events planned for Leaf River, Oregon, Polo, and Rochelle

Jodi Horner and Shannan Haenitsch enjoy peddling the past from their downtown Polo store, Kim's Gateway Antiques.

Love Lights the Way to Hometown Holidays is Nov. 21-23 in Rock Falls; Organ concert is Nov. 24 at St. Paul Lutheran in Dixon.

Voters in Ogle County turn out to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Taxpayers in Ogle County could see around a 0.4-cent change per $100 on their property tax bills next year, if Ogle County Board members pass the proposed budget for 2025 on Nov. 19.

Live music begins at 6:30 p.m.

Around 800 people attended a trunk-or-treat on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Crossroads Community Church's Polo campus.

Oregon to travel to Princeton to face the fourth-seeded Tigers on Nov. 1

Polo City Council members on Oct. 21 unanimously voted to accept a $66,900 bid from Husar Abatement LTD, of Franklin Park, to abate asbestos in the former Congress School.

A total of 1,465 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater were recipients of scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year.

Incident happened during town's festival in June.

Donations of new or “gently used” coats, hats, scarves, mittens and gloves being accepted.

Here's a list of trick-or-treat hours, parades and trunk or treats on tap to celebrate the spooky season.

Ogle County Board members on Tuesday approved special-use permits to allow Class 1 Short-Term Rentals on two separate properties, one in Chana and one in Byron Township.