A local plastic bottle cap recycling program has reached milestones of 6,584 pounds of caps collected and 31 items installed locally after being made from the recycled plastic, Dennis Swinton of the Rochelle Kiwanis Golden K Club said March 26.

Thomas R. Hughes, president and CEO of Stillman BancCorp, and the board of directors, recently announced the promotions of bank officers.

'I’m 69 and my kids have been out of public schools for over 20 years, but I am happy to fund the schools for future generations. Society is much better off with a good education system.'

Here are the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys bowlers from the winter season.

Here is a list of upcoming events at the Byron Public Library.

The city of Rochelle and Rochelle Municipal Utilities are moving toward three large-scale water projects that will take place in the coming years.

RMU Superintendent of Water/Water Reclamation Adam Lanning hopes to see the chemical phosphorus removal addition completed by summer 2027, which would give RMU two years to perfect the process before the 2030 deadline.

Twenty-six women veterans attended the 11th annual Women Veterans Brunch in Lena on March 28.

Together for Taft, a newly established non-profit organization whose mission is to reopen and reimagine the Lorado Taft campus, is looking to keep the momentum going. The group is planning another kickoff event for April.