Jeff Helfrich

Eight employees were transported to local hospitals after suffering minor injuries during a chemical exposure incident Tuesday evening at Constellation’s Byron Clean Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Byron, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County will build its next home in Rochelle in 2027, Executive Director Sheri Anspaugh said March 4.

Oregon recently received a state Tourism Marketing Partnership Grant for $32,788 that will be used for a multi-year project to strategically market and promote Oregon’s destinations, tourism attractions and community events.

Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County held a blessing and open house Sunday for its latest completed build.

The Creston Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase property located next to the village’s maintenance shed for $80,000.

A Davis Junction woman who was the subject of a 9 1/2-hour missing persons search was found dead Wednesday afternoon, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said Wednesday night.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies in the Davis Junction area are searching for a missing 68-year-old woman who has dementia.

The late Kenneth Roeglin of Rochelle served in the United States Navy in World War II as a ship’s cook third class aboard the USS Zaurak. 

Following two heavy storms in early December, the Rochelle street department has seen a lighter winter in the months that have followed, Public Works Director Tim Isley said Wednesday.

Following the Jan. 26 Rochelle City Council's approval of an $11.89 million bid for transmission line construction, Rochelle Municipal Utilities will see its new electrical substation project on Centerpoint Drive west of town break ground in mid-March.

March will see three city of Rochelle construction projects in the downtown area ramp up, and two of the three will continue until the end of 2026, Interim City Manager and City Engineer Sam Tesreau said Feb. 25.

Wheatland Tube presented a $25,000 donation Thursday to the Rochelle Area Community Foundation.

The Rochelle Fire Department Social Organization will host its 103rd annual Fireman’s Ball on Saturday, March 14, at the hangar at Flight Deck Bar & Grill in Rochelle.

The Rochelle City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday for its intent to borrow funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to drill a new well, build a new well house and construct approximately 7,400 feet of water main.

A referendum to establish the Oregon Park District passed by 56 votes in 1966. This year, the organization is celebrating 60 years of services, expansion and improvements.