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It’s a wrap for the Illinois high-school basketball and fans can now devote their attention to the NCAA tournament. It used to the IHSA tourney extended into the college post season and attendance suffered because of that.

The Byron boys basketball team shined when the lights were brightest, joining the football team downstate on a championship quest. The Tigers shot lights out in a command performance win over upstart Chicago Latin in the super-sectional.

A lot has changed on our Ogle County farm since I first started helping my dad take care of the pigs over 50 years ago. Gone are the open sheds and large pens for our pigs of multiple sizes and ages — pens where they were exposed to the weather as well as disease.

We have known Chad Horner for many years and want to voice our support for him as the next Ogle County coroner. 

I first crossed paths with Christie 35 years ago, and my life has been immeasurably blessed since. Together for 32 years in marriage, we've reached a depth of understanding that only decades of companionship can offer.

As spring election season is upon us, we want the citizens of Ogle County to know we formally support Dan Janes' candidacy for Ogle County Board member, District 5.  

Christie Cox is someone you need to know about if you're in Ogle County. She's running for  coroner, and she's not just about business as usual. Christie wants to shake things up, bringing in new tech and learning opportunities to the office. It's her vision for a better future that really grabs your attention.

It’s time. It’s time for fresh ideas and fresh faces in our local government.

As our community prepares for the upcoming March 19 ballot, local Boards of Education in Ogle County, representing over 50% of the student population, have proposed a 1% Sales Tax for scho

I am writing to express my support for the proposed one percent sales tax increase in Ogle County.

I am writing in support of Ron Kern in the upcoming primary election for Ogle County Board representing District 5 on March 19.

After serving Ogle County as county clerk and recorder for over 19 years and as County Board member for five years, I am writing to express support for Chad Horner, Republican candidate for Ogle County coroner.

As a former Whiteside County sheriff with a decade of leadership and over 30 years in law enforcement, I write to you today not only as a fellow public servant but as an advocate for the principles that underpin our shared commitment to justice, integrity, and community welfare.

Since 1980, landowners in Illinois have had a tool available to them that can help preserve farmland for at least 10 years. The Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act allows one or more landowners to voluntarily place their land into a protected district, often called an “ag area,” with the approval of the local county board.

On March 8-9, 2024 at 7:00 PM, Polo Community High School will present their spring production The Play That Goes Wrong. If you have been looking for something that will make you laugh this play is for you! From start to finish there’s always something going wrong… or did it?

The Forrestville Valley Board of Education hosted a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the Forreston Junior Senior High School library. The purpose of the meeting was to provide information to Ogle County residents regarding the one percent sales tax question that will be on the ballot March 19.

I was initially supporting Christie Cox for coroner simply because I’ve known her for many years and always found her to be a person of integrity. 

We would like to express our support for Dan Janes in the upcoming Republican primary on March 19 for the District 5 Ogle County Board position.

What did we learn from girls sectionals and boys regionals in basketball?

(Paid letter) Dear editor, I have known Chad Horner for over 30 years. I had the distinct privilege of working with him for 19+ years during my career at Ogle County Hospice, now Serenity …

According to USDA about 97% of the United States’ 2.1 million farms are considered family farms and 88% of all U.S. farms have a gross cash farm income of less than $350,000 annually, putting them in the small family farm category.

We are writing in support of Dan Janes’ candidacy for County Board Member from District 5 in the upcoming March 19 Republican Primary.

A couple of surprises in the IHSA girls basketball tournament, but were they really?

Americans believe two things about immigration. One is that a nation must be able to guard its borders from unwanted outsiders. The other is that immigrants are good for the country and should be encouraged to come here.

I am writing in support of Ron Kern candidacy for the Ogle County Board Member from District 5 in the upcoming Primary Election on March 19.

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