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Turning the tables

Fifth grade students get the opportunity to be the teachers

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Boys Tennis: Hubs shut out by Morris

Updated: 13 hours ago
Baseball: Rochelle suffers first shutout of season

Updated: 13 hours ago
Girls Track: Lady Hubs earn third-place trophy in Landers-Loomis Invitational

Updated: 17 hours ago
Baseball: Johnson's dominant start lifts Rochelle over Geneseo

Updated: 1 day ago

Rochelle’s Anderson goes to Springfield

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Hospital lifts visitor restrictions

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Open house set for grantees
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The Rochelle Area Community Foundation has selected 26 applicants to receive a total of $61,500 in grant distributions for 2019.
Drug Court hosting dinner May 2
4 days ago
In celebration of National Drug Court Month, Ogle County New Horizons Specialty Courts will hold its Annual Drug Court Awareness Dinner on Thursday, May 2 at Salt 251, 531 S. 7th St, Rochelle, from 6-8 p.m.
Society's annual banquet April 28
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The Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County’s annual banquet will be held at the Lorado Taft Field Campus, 1414 N. River Rd., Oregon, on Sunday, April 28.
Wrapping up the school year
6 days ago
In the words of principal Chris Lewis, Rochelle Township High School is going to be “a very busy place” the next few weeks as the current school year comes to an end.

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Police ID woman hit by train

Rochelle Police continue to investigate the death of a woman Tuesday afternoon after she was struck by a train.

Updated: 1 week ago

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Car flips into electric pole

Firefighters put out small fire after driver loses control of vehicle.

Updated: 1 week ago

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Rochelle grad serving in Pearl Harbor

Navy machinist Frank Huftalin part of "Silent Service" force.

Updated: 1 week ago

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Illegal dumping occurring at drop-off sites

Big increase of incidents at county locations.

Updated: 1 week ago

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It was hard to tell who was more excited Saturday morning– Alva Valle or Carolyn Smith. Valle, an 18-year old Rochelle Township High School senior, was one of two dozen people who watched the mural she painted of Elvis Presley being installed on the brick wall of Ray’s Merchandise, which is co-owned by Carolyn and Ray Smith.

by Doug Oleson

Updated: 1 week ago

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Two graduate from IFB Agricultural Leaders of Tomorrow Program

Illinois Farm Bureau® (IFB) created Agricultural Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT), an agricultural leadership development program designed to give participants a head-start on tackling tomorrow’s responsibilities.

Updated: 4 days ago

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Spring is coming

Could we have turned the corner? Is spring finally here? The crocus are up along Seventh Street, purple and also white ones.

by Terry Dickow

Updated: 4 days ago

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OPINION: Wants litter cleaned up

As representative of the citizens of Lynville Township, we want to raise our concern about the visible increase of litter strewn along the roads and blowing across the fields in our state of Illinois.

by Members of Lynnville Township Board

Updated: 4 days ago

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RCH Auxiliary presents scholarships

Recipients of the 2019 Rochelle Community Hospital $1,000 healthcare scholarships were recognized at the annual RCH Auxiliary Volunteer-Scholarship Brunch on April 8.

Updated: 6 days ago

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Stewart honored as Illinois Chiefs’ Public Official of the Year

State Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) has been named a 2018 Public Official of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.

Updated: 6 days ago

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Boys Tennis: Hubs shut out by Morris

The Rochelle varsity boys tennis team will need another attempt at its first victory of the season after falling against Morris by a score of 5-0 on Tuesday to drop to 0-12 overall.
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Baseball: Johnson's dominant start lifts Rochelle over Geneseo

Brandon Johnson’s stellar pitching performance pushed the Rochelle varsity baseball team over Geneseo on Monday, when the Hubs teed off their three-game conference set with the Maple Leafs.
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Boys Track: Hubs place 12th in Peterson Prep Invitational

The Rochelle varsity boys track and field team took 12th out of 14 schools in the Peterson Prep Invitational at Kaneland High School on Saturday. The Hubs totaled 22 points in the meet.
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Baseball: Rochelle keeps rolling with win over Mendota

Runs are continuing to pile up for the Rochelle varsity baseball team, and the Hubs didn’t stop scoring when the purple and white hosted Mendota on Saturday for nonconference play.
2 days ago
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Gun Club hosting open house in May

The Tri County Gun Club in Polo will be having an open house on May 4 and May 5 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.
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Baseball: Rochelle completes two-game sweep of Sycamore

The Rochelle varsity baseball team completed its two-game sweep against Sycamore this week, topping the Spartans 8-5 on the road Thursday evening to increase the team’s winning streak to five games and improve to 9-2 on the season. Seniors Johnny Beck and Cody Johnson combined for 13 strikeouts on the mound during the win.
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Promotions announced

Martin C. Larson, chairman and CEO of Stillman BancCorp N.A. is pleased to announce that Thomas R. Hughes, president and COO of Stillman BancCorp N.A., has been promoted to serve as the holding company’s president.
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Obituaries
William R. “Bill” Pelinski Sr.

On April 13, 2019, after gently being handed over by his children, William R. “Bill” Pelinski Sr. took the hands of his guardian angels and walked the path to be with his Lord, Jesus Christ.
6 days ago

Irish eyes were smiling

Community celebrated Irish heritage last Saturday.

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