Tom Cox of the American Legion (left) and Angie Determan (center) serve brats and sauerkraut at Forreston's Sauerkraut Days on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. The popular luncheon was held in the shelter at Memorial Park during the three-day festival. (Earleen Hinton)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.