John Russell, of rural Mt. Morris, poses for a photo outside the former Kable News Company building on the Mt. Morris campus on April 20, 2023. Russell closed on the purchase of the building on March 1; he plans to restore and modify it into multi-use space that benefits the community. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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