A familiar face stood between Rochelle Lady Hub wrestler Dempsey Atkinson and a historic feat during the IHSA State Championships on Saturday afternoon.

The Rochelle Wrestling Club battled in the IKWF North Regional at Byron High School on Sunday, with six individuals bringing home division titles during the tournament.

After a historic season where the Rochelle Hub varsity wrestlers won a school-record 28 dual matches and advanced five individuals to the IHSA State Championship meet in Champaign, the program returned this winter with an equally as impressive campaign.

The St. Paul Lutheran School fifth and sixth-grade boys basketball team won the St. Paul Tournament over the weekend, finishing 3-0 over three games.

The Rochelle Hub varsity wrestling team sent four individuals to the IHSA State Championships in Champaign earlier this month.

With its season on the line and an IHSA 3A Regional Championship victory in the balance, the Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team erased a 20-point deficit and gave the Freeport Pretzels everything they could handle, coming within three points in the final minute.

The Rochelle Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team hosted Prairie Knolls in North Central Junior Conference action on Thursday, falling 45-11.

As I sit and shiver through the rest of winter, I know it will be only a few weeks into the distance that Spring planting season will be upon us. I’m sure in machine sheds across the corn belt that many farmers have already begun the process of getting equipment ready for the season. That means one thing for sure: Plenty of busted knuckles.

Last summer, I was among the cadre of American attorneys who accompanied the Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, Roman Catholic bishop of Dallas, on a pilgrimage to England centered on the life of St. Thomas More. 

Foundation for Focus House has opened the application for its 2024 scholarships, Executive Director Jeni Hardin said. 

A new design has been chosen for the City of Rochelle’s water tower off the Illinois Route 251 overpass after a social media vote. 

On Feb. 20 at 12:53 p.m. Christopher C. Messer, 41, of Ashton was arrested for driving while license suspended. He was released on a notice to appear with a March 15 Rochelle court date.

On Feb. 21 at approximately 8:45 a.m. Yulisa Regalado-Lopez, 25, of Rochelle turned herself in to the Ogle County Jail for an outstanding Ogle County warrant for cancelled, revoked or suspended registration. She appeared in court on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. and was released on a recognizance bond.  Regalado-Lopez will return to court on April 8 at 9 a.m.

Jon Gehm said his focus during his first season as head coach of the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity basketball team was to ensure the girls were playing their best basketball at the end of the season.

A new mindset and a commitment to defense were what fueled the Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team’s IHSA 3A Regional Semifinal win over Woodstock on Wednesday.

At its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Ogle County Board unanimously approved a resolution of support for an amendment to the Lee-Ogle Enterprise Zone that would see it grow in size. 

The Rochelle Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team scored a 31-21 win over Belvidere South in North Central Junior Conference action on Tuesday evening.

Fifteen members of the Rochelle Hub varsity football team brought home All-Conference recognition from the Interstate 8/Kishwaukee River Blue Division coaches for the 2023 season.

At its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Rochelle School District 212 Board of Education received an update from Principal Chris Lewis about upcoming events at the high school as well as recent awards presented to Rochelle Township High School staff members.

Sophomore standout Roman Villalobos stepped into the circle against Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen on Tuesday as the last man standing between the Rochelle Hub varsity wrestling team and its first ticket to the IHSA Dual State Championships since 2018.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity bowling team didn’t lose any seniors after the 2022-23 season, when the purple and white advanced to the IHSA Sectional as a team.

The Rochelle Hub varsity bowling team turned in a double-digit winning season this winter, finishing second in the Interstate 8 Conference for the season and qualifying three bowlers for All-Conference recognition.

The Rochelle Wrestling Club sent five athletes to the 2024 Champaign Grappler at Centennial High School on Sunday. One athlete brought home a first-place finish, while two others secured second-place finishes and one took home a third-place finish.

Americans believe two things about immigration. One is that a nation must be able to guard its borders from unwanted outsiders. The other is that immigrants are good for the country and should be encouraged to come here.

Lucille was born in Rochelle in 1892 and attended school in the three-story brick school at Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street. The school housed all grades from elementary through high school. It was 1910 when Lucille was a featured soloist at the school’s Thanksgiving Festival and graduated from Rochelle High School. For Lucille this was only the beginning of her education.