Alexa Zoellner

Mt. Morris Village Board members on Tuesday selected a company to demolish the second downtown building destroyed in a fire six months ago.

Dozens of people gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon for a Veterans Day ceremony hosted by the Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 540 in conjunction with the Veterans Memorial Park Commission.

A Veterans Day ceremony was held Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Dixon's Veterans Memorial Park. The event was hosted by Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 540. Retired U.S. Army Col. Jerry Newman served as the keynote speaker.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 2024.

Carol Chandler organized Vietnam Valor, which took place March 30 at Dixon VFW Post 540. Around 50 people attended.

Unserviceable U.S. flags are getting a second chance to perform one final duty, thanks to the Farewell Flags initiative started at Patrick Fegan American Legion Post No. 83 earlier this year.

City of Polo and Buffalo Township officials celebrated the opening of a new joint municipal building Monday evening. Both municipalities contributed to the cost of the $1.93 million building, which is located about two blocks north of the old city and township halls.

Polo City Council members on Tuesday voted unanimously to enter a three-year contract with Constellation as the city’s aggregated energy supplier for pumping and street lighting.

Brooks Jewelers opened in early September at 113 N. Fourth St., Oregon. Along with selling jewelry, the store offers jewelry repairs, cleanings and inspections, appraisals, engravings and custom jewelry.

Voter turnout in the Sauk Valley area was down slightly from the 2020 election, but still up from 2016.

Voters in Ogle County turn out to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Mt. Morris officials hope to have Zickuhr Park renovations started — and completed — next year. In January, the village of Mt. Morris received a $152,600 OSLAD grant to redevelop Zickuhr Park; the total cost of the project is $305,200.

Brooks Jewelers opened in September in downtown Oregon. It is owned by Jen Brooks, who has been a practicing jeweler for 22 years. Brooks makes custom jewelry in addition to doing repairs, cleaning and inspection and appraisals.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Oct. 19-25, 2024.

The village of Mt. Morris on Monday closed on the purchase of 1 N. Wesley Ave., Village President Phil Labash said. The village did not purchase 3 N. Wesley Ave., he said.