Mariam Sohail is Dixon High School's September Student of the Month. She plans to major in economics, minor in statistics and Spanish ultimately pursue a career in law.

Dixon High School singers perform while masked

The city of Rock Falls is auctioning its 1979 Pierce fire engine.

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Dixon, Rock Falls, Oregon and others compete in Byron from the conference title.

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A "Spooktacular" Horse Expo is being held at the Ogle County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday. Clinics and demos along with a tack sale and flea market will be go to benefit the Build-a-Barn committee at the fairgrounds.

An idea that began as a doodle on a napkin 5 years ago and morphed into a $20.5 million Morrison Community Hospital expansion is culminating in an open house on Oct. 24.