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Amid Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Rochelle Community Hospital is going above and beyond its year-round efforts this month to raise awareness, offer mammograms, and catch cases of breast cancer as early as possible, RCH Radiology Department Manager Joy Miller said Oct. 8. 
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: RCH raises awareness, offers mammography services
Amid Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Rochelle Community Hospital is going above and beyond its year-round efforts this month to raise awareness, offer mammograms, and catch cases of breast cancer as early as possible, RCH Radiology Department Manager Joy Miller said Oct. 8. 
Dr. Graham Isaacson, D.O., is the Rochelle Community Hospital Family Healthcare Clinic’s newest provider. 
Isaacson is new RCH Family Healthcare Clinic provider
Dr. Graham Isaacson, D.O., is the Rochelle Community Hospital Family Healthcare Clinic’s newest provider. 
Mosaic art pieces made by the students in the Rochelle Elementary School District HUB Program are being auctioned off this month to benefit the Danny and Stephanie Williams Fund for the Arts, a donor-advised fund at the Rochelle Area Community Foundation.
Mosaic artworks made by HUB Program students to be auctioned off to benefit Williams Art Fund
Mosaic art pieces made by the students in the Rochelle Elementary School District HUB Program are being auctioned off this month to benefit the Danny and Stephanie Williams Fund for the Arts, a donor-advised fund at the Rochelle Area Community Foundation.
Sports

Volleyball: Byron finishes second at Princeton Invitational

The Byron High School varsity volleyball team placed second in the Princeton Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Swimming & Diving: Byron athletes bring home awards from road meets

The Byron High School girls swimming and diving team took third place in the United Township High School Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Volleyball: Oregon wins West Carroll Invitational

The Oregon High School varsity volleyball team went 3-0 over three matches to win the West Carroll Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Girls Golf: Stillman Valley's Dunseth advances to IHSA State Championship
Stillman Valley High School golfer Amelia Dunseth became a two-time state qualifier after medaling in fifth place with an 82 during the IHSA 1A Sectional at PrairieView Golf Club.
Cross Country: Byron teams take home awards from Amboy Invitational
The Byron High School cross country team saw both its varsity girls and fresh-soph boys earn second-place awards at the Amboy Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Cross Country: Polo Aplington boys place third in IESA Sectional
The Polo Aplington boys cross country team placed third in the IESA 1A Sectional at Donovan Park on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Boys Golf: Byron's Baker qualifies for IHSA State Championship
Byron High School golfer Davis Baker carded a 77 to finish eighth in the IHSA 2A Sectional at Hughes Creek Golf Course on Monday, Oct. 7 and qualify for the state meet.
Cross Country: Oregon Junior High runners qualify for IESA State Championship
Oregon Junior High cross country runners Kollins Anaya and Anya Anaya raced in the IESA 3A Sectional at Fuller Forest Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Girls Golf: Byron's Brandt qualifies for IHSA State Championship
Byron High School golfer Alayna Brandt medaled in third place with a 79 to lead the Lady Tiger golf team during the IHSA 1A Sectional at PrairieView Golf Club on Monday, Oct. 7.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
William “Bill” R. Samuel
William ‘Bill’ R. Samuel
William “Bill” R. Samuel, 83, of Polo, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, at his home.
Mary Margaret “Lawson” Schultheis
Mary Margaret ‘Lawson’ Schultheis
Mary Margaret “Lawson” Schultheis, 74, went home to her heavenly Father on October 6, 2024. Mary was born in Rockford, IL on May 31, 1950. Mary graduated from Oregon High School in 1969. She married Dan Schultheis on September 8, 1972.
Chad Michael Worman
Chad Michael Worman
Chad Michael Worman, 53, died suddenly in his home in Byron, IL. 
Diane Kay Terviel
Diane Kay Terviel
Diane Kay Terviel, age 76 of rural Chana, joined her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon, Illinois with family at her side after a long battle with diabetes.
Joseph “Dirty” Roth
Joseph ‘Dirty’ Roth
Joseph “Dirty” Roth, age 48, unexpectedly passed away on October 1, 2024.
Opinion

Polo rolls in battle of top-ranked 8-man schools

In a battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in eight-man football, it was Polo over Milledgeville in a great atmosphere at Floyd Daub Field.

2024 is a year of big crops

USDA’s Crop Production Report and August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, published in August, confirms that we have very large crops in American fields, with corn, soybeans and other spring wheat projected to have record and above-trend yields in 2024.

Execution and discipline

One day after covering the Byron and Oregon football game, I was in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City for the Arizona and Utah game. In terms of execution, Byron was on par with anything done at the college level.
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