The Rochelle Junior Tackle football program is enjoying another successful season on the field. Whether it's through the action on the football field or the sideline and halftime entertainment from the cheer and dance programs, Rochelle Junior Tackle allows children to make new friends and form new skills both inside and outside of athletics.

The Rochelle Junior Tackle flag football program is about more than just the action on the field. While the program teaches the fundamental skills needed to play the game, children also learn and develop valuable life skills including teamwork, friendship and more.

Senior Kendyl Darby brought home the lone match win for the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity tennis team during Thursday’s nonconference match against Rockford Lutheran.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity tennis team traveled for the Harlem Invitational this past weekend.

The Rochelle Hub varsity golf team saw its eight-match win streak come to a close on Thursday, when the purple and white hosted Forreston at Fairways Golf Course.

Helene Louise Timm, 88, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at her home in Rochelle, Illinois.  Helene was born on October 22, 1935 to Alfred and Minnie W. (Stiefel) Schumacher in Davis Junction, IL.  

Derek and Chad Horner, co-owners of Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle, recently closed on the purchase of Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota. The business will now be known as Horner-Merritt Funeral Home. 

At its monthly meeting Wednesday, the Hillcrest Village Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a new Ford F-350 dump truck for $98,190 from Hackbarth Truck and Equipment by a vote of 4-0 with Trustee Dan Potter abstaining.

At its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Rochelle Elementary School District heard an update by District Business Manager Kevin Dale on recent work done by the district's facility committee.

We are always discussing Amendment II to the United States Constitution and the right to bear arms.  Especially, after horrific events take place like the recent school shooting in Winder, Georgia.  There are, of course, too many of these shootings and something must be done to prevent them.  The discussion, therefore, centers around how to restrict the ability of these shooters to obtain guns.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. During this month, prevention organizations, survivors, mental health advocates, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention and awareness.

Stillman Bank recently ended their “Purchase with a Purpose” Debit Card campaign in which a $1 donation was made to local charities with every Stillman Bank Debit Card transaction up to $15,000.

Three hundred thirty-eight Ogle and Carroll County fourth and fifth graders descended upon the Ogle County Fairgrounds on Sept. 5 and 6 to harvest information about modern agriculture and its influences on daily living.  Hosted by University of Illinois Extension, Ag Awareness Days 2024 took youth on a fast-paced, interactive, guided tour of the science, engineering, and technology that drives today’s farm operations.  

The Rochelle Hub varsity golf team is now one win away from concluding the Interstate 8 Conference schedule with a perfect record.

The Sycamore Spartans appeared ready to roll over the Rochelle Hub varsity soccer team during Wednesday’s Interstate 8 Conference matchup.

Seniors were the stars of the show on Tuesday evening, when the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity tennis team swept all three doubles matches and claimed three singles matches against Kaneland enroute to its first Interstate 8 Conference victory of the season.

Junior Meredith Bruns dished out 34 assists and senior Taelynn Rodeghero notched 20 kills to lead the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity volleyball team during its nonconference road matchup against the North Boone Lady Vikings on Tuesday evening.

A memorable season could be brewing for the Rochelle Hub varsity golf team, which continued its recent hot streak and remained unbeaten in the Interstate 8 Conference after outshooting the Sycamore Spartans at Fairways Golf Course on Tuesday evening.

The Rochelle Hub JV football team scored a 28-8 win against Woodstock on the road this past week.

The Rochelle Hub fresh-soph football team continued its perfect start to the season Monday evening, shutting out the Belvidere Bucs for a 32-0 win in nonconference play.

Over 60,000 people attended an event in Rochelle at the Global III intermodal facility on Sunday that featured The Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 train engine, City Director of Community Engagement Jenny Thompson said. 

Rochelle Police Department Officer Andrew Herring served in the United States Marine Corps from April 2011 to May 2019. 

On Sept. 6 at 8:40 a.m. the Ogle County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop at Dutch Road and Illinois Route 251. Subsequent to the stop, Chelsey T. Cole, 34, of Rockford, was arrested for driving while license revoked, no insurance, and suspended registration.  She was processed at the Ogle County Jail and released on a notice to appear and given a court date.

On Sept. 6 at 6:26 p.m. Jared W.H. Romano, 25, of DeKalb was cited for expired registration and no insurance. He signed a promise to comply and was given an Oct. 4 Rochelle court date.

On Monday, the 24th Annual Rochelle Community Hospital Foundation golf outing was held at Fairways Golf Course in Rochelle. The day saw sunny weather after dealing with rain for the past two years on play days.