Liberty Village of Rochelle is proud to support two local organizations that make a lasting impact on our community. Through the generosity of the Donald E. Fike Foundation, established by our company’s owner, we had the privilege of donating $10,000 each to the Rochelle Rescue Mission and the Rochelle Hub City Senior Center.

Rochelle Community Consolidated School District #231 is pleased to welcome Katie Smith as the new principal of Rochelle Middle School.

The Ogle County Republican Party recently donated some of the proceeds from their Spring Draw Down event held at Kennay Farms Distillery to the Lifeline Food & Self Help Project, which provides quality food items to households experiencing food insecurity.

The Rochelle Lady Hub soccer team held its season ending awards banquet at RTHS on Monday evening. Several athletes took home RTHS and Interstate 8 Conference awards during the event.

The Rochelle Hub football team is back in action for the start of its summer program, which kicked off with the first day of skills camp for returning and incoming players on June 9. After a stellar 2024 season in which the Hubs went 10-2 and won 10 games for the first time in over two decades, Rochelle will field a new team and aim for more success in 2025.

Defense has been a clear focus for the Rochelle Hub basketball team over the early portion of the team’s summer workouts.

Team offense and shooting are among the key points of emphasis for the Rochelle Lady Hub basketball team as head coach Jon Gehm and his players returned to the hardwood earlier this month for the start of the program’s offseason summer schedule.

Former Rochelle softball standout Morgan Smardo crushed the competition during her freshman season at Waubonsee Community College, earning NFCA Second-Team All-American honors and a slew of additional accolades after posting a team-high .503 batting average and 74 hits. 

Former Rochelle volleyball standout Clare Green had family members in attendance as she inched closer to a historic achievement during her senior season at Iowa’s Cornell College. It was …

Larry Robert “LR” Ranken, age 83, passed away on April 15, 2025, in Weston, Wisconsin.

Beverly A Grimes, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Oregon, Illinois.

Donald Elmer Cappel, 92, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois. 

Mary Ann Baker, 92, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Rochelle Community Hospital in Rochelle, Illinois. 

Melvin Allen Haenitsch, 93, of Ashton, passed away on June 6, 2025, at OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center, Dixon, IL.

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