Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Earleen Hinton (left) speaks after being named while Chamber Executive Director Chance Munroe holds her award on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, at River's Edge Experience in Oregon. (Alexa Zoellner)
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.