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Teams from 38 area high schools converged on the Shady Oaks Golf Club east of Amboy for the 52nd Annual Columbus Day Invitational on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Johnsburg's Grady Smith finished first in the boys race and Winnebago's Molly Webb was the winner of the girls race.

The free concert will feature the sixth grade choir, the junior high choir, the high school choir, and the Madrigals.

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A ranch that raises goats was just one of the stops on the Ogle County Farm Stroll on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The self-guided event was organized by the Illinois Extension and featured 10 stops.

Here's a list of property transfers for Ogle County for Oct. 6-10, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 13 featured Ogle County Health Department Grants Coordinator Joyce Lewis discussing the success of grant-funded “Mini-Marts” constructed across our four-county area: Lee, Ogle, Carroll and Whiteside counties.

As the United States Navy celebrates its 250th anniversary on Oct. 13, it’s a time to commemorate the Liberty ships, which were used for cargo and other utility purposes in WWII.

The doll, made in the very early 1900s or late 1800s, is now repaired and is adorned with a 90-year-old baby dress and a tatted baby hat.

Rochelle Community Hospital launched a new Behavioral Health Services department in April, RCH Chief Nursing Officer Rhonda Marks said Oct. 9.

Oct. 17, 2025, marks the date of the annual Oregon Woman’s Club card party. All proceeds go to Winning Wheels rehabilitation facility in Prophetstown.