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 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.






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.