With the weather warming up another sign of spring and summer is the road construction signs. Dixon commuters may be seeing those signs quite a bit this summer. Beginning in 2019 and ending in 2020, the city began an extensive road repair and resurfacing project. Dixon City Manager Dan Langloss said they will be picking…… Read more »
In 2008 came the housing collapse and all across the country home prices drop and housing development projects came to an abrupt end. Oregon was one of those communities that had a housing development called Stone Gate that suddenly found itself stopped and foreclosed on by a local bank. The city did not want to…… Read more »
On Wednesday just before 11 pm the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office along with the Creston and Rochelle Fire Departments responded to a one vehicle roll over crash at Route 38 and East County Line Road. Investigation by Deputies revealed that an east bound vehicle operated by 30 year old Kaiya Smith of Rockford skidded off…… Read more »
The City of Rock Falls says don’t let your grass clippings become litter! Lawn debris, like grass clippings and leaves, is a free source of nutrients for your lawn and garden that can reduce your annual fertilizer needs, but it creates problems when left in the street. Lawn debris clogs storm sewers, causing flooding of…… Read more »
Outgoing Dixon Park Board member Shane Miller said it was a big honor when the bike trails being built at Lowell Park was named after him at the last meeting. He said he may not have shed a tear on the outside, but, inside he was. At the Park Board meeting Wednesday night Miller once…… Read more »
The Sterling Police Department announced 35 year old Craig H. Hartman is wanted on a Whiteside County failure to appear warrant for possession of methamphetamine. The originating arrest for this Whiteside County failure to appear warrant is in connection to an incident that occurred on March 7, 2021, in Sterling, Illinois where Hartman was arrested…… Read more »
State Representative Tony McCombie has spearheaded a bipartisan letter to Governor JB Pritzker asking the Governor not to grant clemency for the killer of DCFS worker Pamela Knight. Andrew Sucher was convicted in 2019 of committing the attack on Knight that led to her death. Sucher attacked Knight in September of 2018 when the DCFS…… Read more »
Late Tuesday night Dr. Lori Cortez of Sauk Valley Community College confirmed the visit of two VIP’s to the college on Monday. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will be visiting the college. Much of the information in regards to the visit has not been released as of yet. What…… Read more »
If you suddenly had millions of dollars fall into your lap what would you do with it. Many people would spend some of the money on things they never felt they could afford in their life. That may be the same path for the City of Dixon as it ponders what to do with the…… Read more »
Since 2009 the organization, Rock River Sweep, has worked to protect and preserve the health of the ecosystem of the Rock River and its tributaries. Rock River Sweep worked all along the Rock River organizing cleanup efforts. Those days have now come to an end. At the Oregon City Council meeting Tuesday night the organization…… Read more »