Oregon schools to pause 2 weeks due to COVID-19
Oregon School District Superintendent Tom Mahoney called making it until this week without a COVID-19 adaptive pause “a good run.”
School district's Veterans Day Program offered vitrually
Area veterans won’t be able to attend schools this year for Veteran’s Day as usual, but Oregon School District music teacher Miles Beske is …
Joe Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, position…
Sitze nominated for Illinois teacher of the year
For teachers in 2020, there’s no playbook for instruction during COVID-19. People like Oregon High S…
Oregon girls look to secure funds for soccer season
Madisyn Byerley’s older sister, Katelyn, was one of the girls that worked to get Oregon High School a girls soccer team in recent years.
Ogle County Sheriff works on wildfire fight in California
Brian VanVickle spent two weeks sleeping in a tent and working 16-hour days in an emergency trailer in California.
VFW seeks donations for Christmas Food Baskets
Oregon VFW post 8739 will once again be assembling and delivering food baskets for Christmas to families and individuals who are in need in …
Village of Progress receives $1,110 from 100 Women Who Care
The Village of Progress was selected by 100 Women Who Care of Ogle County to receive its October 2020 Award, totaling $1,100.
Ogle County cases climb to 1,541 as of Nov. 3
The Ogle County Health Department reported 37 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Nov. 3, totaling 1,541.
Voting turnouts above 70 percent for area counties
Eighty-two percent of registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election.Ogle County election tot…
No hesitation for voters who headed to the polls
When Oregon election judge Kathe Wilson arrived for work on Election Day the first thing she noticed was how few ballots they had due to mor…
