A total of 138 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are members of the Warhawk Marching Band for the 2025-26 academic year. Caleb Weekley from Byron, who is studying music at UW-Whitewater, is part of the percussion section.

Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Mt. Morris offered kids' games and trunk or treat.

The “Those Were the Days” presenter at the Oregon Illinois Depot on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, will be Highland Community College Lifelong Learning Instructor Mark Peterson. Peterson will speak about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

It’s looking like all six Ogle County football teams will be in the playoffs. The only question mark is Forreston, which has had the toughest road of all.

The free concert will feature the sixth grade choir, the junior high choir, the high school choir, and the Madrigals.

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A ranch that raises goats was just one of the stops on the Ogle County Farm Stroll on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The self-guided event was organized by the Illinois Extension and featured 10 stops.

Here's a list of property transfers for Ogle County for Oct. 6-10, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 13 featured Ogle County Health Department Grants Coordinator Joyce Lewis discussing the success of grant-funded “Mini-Marts” constructed across our four-county area: Lee, Ogle, Carroll and Whiteside counties.

Rochelle Community Hospital launched a new Behavioral Health Services department in April, RCH Chief Nursing Officer Rhonda Marks said Oct. 9.