The Rochelle Chamber of Commerce recently presented its Lawn of the Week award for the week of July 25 to Dale and Megan Wells. They received a sign and a $25 Rochelle ACE Hardware gift card, presented by Rochelle Ace Hardware Manager Jesse Lopez.

Candidate packets for three four-year full-term council members in the City of Rochelle will be available in the City Clerk’s Office at Rochelle City Hall located at 420 N. 6th St. Petitions may be circulated beginning July 30.

Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and News Media Corporation (NMC) announced July 25 plans for CMG to manage, and with an option to acquire, NMC.

The Flagg Township Museum at 518 4th Ave. in Rochelle will be hosting a book signing event Sunday, Aug. 4 from 1-2 p.m. with Tom McDermott, Museum historian and author of "STORIES: Glimpses into the history of the Rochelle area and its residents".

Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County was this quarter’s donation recipient from 100 Women Who Care of Ogle County.

Earlier in June, Rochelle Community Hospital held four separate sports physical clinics performed this season by Harrison Swalla, MPAS, PA-C; and Carter Gallick, PA-C, ATC of XCEL Orthopedics for student athletes ages high school and younger. In providing this service to the community, RCH charged a small fee for each individual athlete; and in turn donated 100 percent of those proceeds back to the respective program of which each athlete was affiliated.

Kishwaukee Education Consortium (KEC) in Malta had students place, including Abel Huerta (Job Skill Demonstration A), second place; Addison McGlaughlin (Health Occupations Professional Portfolio), fourth place and Chris Thorne (Diesel Equipment Technology), seventh place.

It is time once again to select the Kiwanis Golden K Little Miss Peanut winner. The contest will be held on Friday night, Aug. 16, at the Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival, at 6 p.m. on the stage.

A GoFundMe has been established for funeral and future family expenses for a Rochelle couple killed in a car accident early Tuesday evening on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County near Cortland and Hinckley and Gurler Road.

The Rochelle Chamber of Commerce recently presented its Lawn of the Week award for the week of July 14 to Corey and Stacey Ansteth. They received a sign and a $25 Rochelle ACE Hardware gift card.

The Rochelle Area Community Foundation is eager to hear from you about the most pressing needs in our community. In collaboration with the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University, we are conducting a survey to gather valuable insights from residents like you. Your input will be crucial in shaping our future plans and initiatives.

The Rochelle Wildlife Conservation Club held its Annual Fishing Derby on June 23.

It’s a Birthday Party at the Flagg Township Museum! We’ve been celebrating birthdays all year at the museum so come to our party and have cake and ice cream, try a game or two and find all the birthdays in our Birthday Scavenger Hunt.

City of Rochelle Engineer Sam Tesreau has announced the closure of 9th Street, between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue beginning Thursday, July 11 at 7 a.m.  through the end of the day on Friday July 12.

The City of Rochelle Water Reclamation Department will begin a water main repair on 10th Avenue, between Main Street and Lincoln Highway, starting this morning, Tuesday, July 2nd.

The Rochelle Chamber of Commerce recently presented its Lawn of the Week award for the week of June 28 to Dave and Barb Kinn. They received a sign and a $25 Rochelle ACE Hardware gift card, presented by Rochelle Ace Hardware Manager Jesse Lopez.

The Rochelle Township High School end-of-year assembly was held May 17. Prizes were awarded to students with perfect attendance for at least one quarter of the school year.

An open house celebrating the Prabhakars’ 50 years of love and fruitful life in Rochelle will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 1-4 p.m. at the Flagg Township Museum.

At its June 20 meeting, The Kiwanis Golden K Club of Rochelle accepted a $3,000 donation from Cain Millwork. The donation came from proceeds from Cain Millwork's golf outing.

Members of the Rochelle FFA chapter attended the 96th annual Illinois State FFA Convention June 11-13 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. With a 2024 theme of “United As One,” the three-day event annually recognizes achievements of Illinois FFA members, elects the major state officer team, and celebrates agriculture. 

Rochelle Township High School District #212 and Rochelle Community Consolidated School District #231 recently announced that Celeste Canfield has been hired as a shared English language learners (ELL) director for both local districts.

The Rochelle Chamber of Commerce recently presented its Lawn of the Week award for the week of June 14 to Ted and Vonnie Wilkinson. They received a sign and a $25 Rochelle ACE Hardware gift card, presented by Rochelle Ace Hardware Manager Jesse Lopez.

City of Rochelle Public Works Director Tim Isley has announced a road closure in the 800 block of North 6th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue for a stormwater repair.

Purchased in 1924, Ol’ Gertie is still around and as part of today’s fire department’s year-long 100th birthday celebration for Gertie, the museum is holding Gertie Day on June 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Over 2,200 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in May.