The Rochelle 561 Sluggers 11U baseball team won all four of its games to finish first in the 2024 Blue Badger Baseball Bash from June 8-9. Rochelle scored two wins on Saturday, June 8 before concluding the tournament with two more victories on Sunday, June 9.
Two members of the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team earned All-Conference honors from the Interstate 8 for their efforts during the 2024 season. Senior Brock Metzger earned First-Team recognition and freshman Brody Bruns was named an Honorable Mention.
Over 2,200 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in May.
On June 4 at 8:13 a.m. Cristobal Raya Ochoa, 35, of DeKalb was cited for speeding 21-25 miles per hour over the speed limit. He was released on a notice to appear with a July 12 Rochelle court date.
On June 5 at 8:32 p.m. deputies, with the assistance of Byron Police Department, conducted a traffic stop at Illinois Route 72 and Mill Road. After a brief investigation, deputies arrested Misti List, 42, of Leaf River, for an outstanding Ogle County warrant. List was transported to the Ogle County Jail.
The Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team nearly came away with an IHSA 3A Regional Championship last season, when the boys took down Woodstock and came close to upending another higher-ranked school in Freeport.
A pair of injuries to her right shoulder forced Rochelle senior Macy Belmonte to miss her final season with the varsity softball team.
John Gruben of Rochelle served in the United States Army from 1970-1972.
At its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Creston Village Board of Trustees heard an update from Village Engineer Kevin Bunge on a storm sewer project that the village is considering.
Sam Graber, owner of Graber Financial Group at 409 4th Ave. and a former Rochelle Township High School history teacher and assistant basketball coach, recently retired from his work selling insurance in the community.
On Wednesday morning, the Rochelle Police Department took part in its annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.
Kishwaukee College is proud to announce the graduates for the Spring 2024 semester.
Kishwaukee College has announced the students named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List.
Kishwaukee College has announced the students named to the Spring 2024 Part-Time Student Honors List.
Rochelle Township High School recently announced that Aiden Ramsey has been named its 2023-2024 Critical Thinker of the Year.
Northern Illinois University recently announced its spring 2024 Dean's List students.
Rochelle Community Hospital’s XCEL Orthopedics will provide sports physicals this month on June 11, 18 and 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sports physicals will be performed this season by Harrison Swalla, MPAS, PA-C; and Carter Gallick, PA-C, ATC of XCEL Orthopedics.
Electric vehicles (EVs) appear to be the next big bust. Cost, lack of charging stations, limited range, maintenance, etc., all weigh into the significant lack of EV sales at dealers.
One of the most identified concerns of Americans this year is the state of our economy. But is this really true when talking about the economy as a whole? The markets have risen with Biden as they did with Trump, however not at the same rate. Remember, however, Biden’s term is not over yet.
On Tuesday, the City of Rochelle presented a facade grant check for $5,000 to Luna at 531 S. 7th St. in Rochelle.
The Rochelle 561 Sluggers 11U baseball team went 2-1 over three games to take second place in the 2024 Rockford Rumble at the MercyHealth Sportscore on June 2.
The Rochelle 561 Sluggers 11U baseball team went 5-0 over five games to take home the championship during the 2024 Spring Fling in Woodstock from May 18-19.
The Rochelle Rampage 8U baseball team went 3-1 over four games to finish in second place out of four teams at the 2024 School’s Out Slugfest on Sunday, May 19.
It is well known that Illinois is facing educator shortages, and these shortages are inequitable. Districts that serve higher percentages of English-language learners, students with individualized education programs, students from low-income households, and students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic populations are more likely to have shortages.
Planters continue to roll out in the fields as we near the completion of spring planting. Weather forecasts through the summer continue to predict warmer-than-normal temperatures for the Corn Belt with near normal precipitation. Should that occur as predicted it should be a relatively-good growing year. Of course, we never know until Fall harvest kicks-in.