Owners Doris and Rick Kennay founded Kennay Farms in 2019.

Jen’s Artisan Breads – a dream that came to fruition in 2013 – moved to the former David L. Rahn Junior High School’s cafeteria Oct. 1, 2023, after five years at Pinecrest Grove.

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Jen's Artisan Breads, owned by Jen Koertner, is located in the former David L. Rahn Junior High School. The Mount Morris business moved to DLR from its former location in Pinecrest Grove on Oct. 1, 2023.

The year-end numbers are in, and they show that video gaming has remained fairly steady in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties over the last two calendar years.

Lost Nation Golf Club has an enthusiastic new owner, who lives just a stone’s throw away from the scenic Ogle County course.

The former Stop-N-Go gas station and convenience store on the northeastern outskirts of Dixon, which closed about a year ago, will reopen soon as a BP, its new owner says.

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The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce's annual awards dinner took place Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at River's Edge Experience in Oregon. Five awards were presented: Civic Leadership Award, Volunteer of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and Welcome to the Chamber Award.

Starting Aug. 8, a Dixon photographer originally from Oregon will take over as executive director of The Next Picture Show in Dixon.

A job fair involving five state agencies that are looking for, among other things, correctional and security officers, medical workers at all levels, engineers and accountants, will be held July 27 at the AFSCME union hall in Dixon, and online.