Jim Nugent has coached in many roles since arriving at Bureau Valley, including varsity girls basketball, sophomore boys basketball and junior high boys and girls basketball. He has picked up a new title as the women’s basketball coach at Sauk Valley Community College.

The Dixon School Board was unable to elect its next vice president after a series of tie votes during an organizational meeting Tuesday, May 6. The three officer roles are for a two-year term and come with specific responsibilities on top of those given to a board member.

YMCA Executive Director Andy McFarlane: "The rising costs of running our programs – from staffing to supplies to utilities – are outpacing our ability to cover them."

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The weather was perfect and the animals and tractors did not disappoint as Oregon Elementary School students flocked to the Oregon High School's FFA Petting Zoo and Ag Event on Friday, May 9, 2025. FFA students brought their tractors and animals to the lawn of the elementary school for kids to learn about agriculture.

Bureau Valley High School will host a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Basketball Camp on July 7-9 from 9 a.m. to noon for boys and girls entering grades 3-8.

Read the transcript from our TALK-LINE interview for May 8 which featured the chairperson of the 2025 Relay For Life event locally, Betty Clementz, inviting those who wish to participate in this year’s relay to sign up as soon as possible.

The TALK-LINE interview for May 8 featured the chairperson of the 2025 Relay For Life event locally, Betty Clementz, inviting those who wish to participate in this year’s relay to sign up as soon as possible.

The Oregon girls won their first Big Northern Conference track & field title since 2019 on Thursday as a strong start in the field events carried over to the track.

On May 9, 1861, hundreds of eager Civil War recruits streamed into Dixon for training as they formed the 13th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. Their initial training grounds were at Camp Dement, which was located on the east side of Oakwood Cemetery.