Jeff Helfrich

The Rochelle city council voted 4-3 on Monday to table a vote on a development agreement with a developer who aims to bring a potential data center to the city.

The Ogle County Board on Wednesday unanimously approved a $200,700 low bid from O’Brien Civil Works for a Memorial Plaza project on the south side of the historic Ogle County Courthouse property.

The Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the $10,145 purchase of a new mower from Johnson Tractor of Rochelle.

The Vince Carney Community Theater in Rochelle will present “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” on March 27 and 28.

The Rochelle Township High School District Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to set a graduation date of Saturday, May 23.

The annual town meeting of Grand Detour will take place Tuesday, April 14, at the Grand Detour Town Hall.

The public hiring expo began after a workforce shortage was seen post COVID-19 and it melded well with the yearly RTHS career fair, causing the events to be combined.

The Rochelle Community Hospital Foundation and the Rochelle Area Community Foundation on March 10 announced the establishment of a new Community Cancer Resources fund.

Village President Rick Rhoads resigned from his position at Wednesday's Hillcrest Village Board meeting.

The $14.237 million renovation and expansion project began in summer 2025 and will be completed in phases through the summer of 2026.

A home in rural Chana in Ogle County was a total loss after a Tuesday night structure fire, according to an Ogle County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The Rochelle City Council unanimously approved a special-use permit Monday for a new car wash next to 450 Coronado Drive in Rochelle.

Eight employees were transported to local hospitals after suffering minor injuries during a chemical exposure incident Tuesday evening at Constellation’s Byron Clean Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Byron, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County will build its next home in Rochelle in 2027, Executive Director Sheri Anspaugh said March 4.

Oregon recently received a state Tourism Marketing Partnership Grant for $32,788 that will be used for a multi-year project to strategically market and promote Oregon’s destinations, tourism attractions and community events.