The Flagg Township Museum held its annual meeting Jan. 3 at the museum.

Clarke University recently announced that 237 students earned a spot on the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester, including Byron’s Jennifer DeHahn.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Dixon’s OSF Saint Katharine announced Thursday, Jan. 8, its 2026 plans to expand family planning services, open an OnCall Urgent Care and offer virtual care options. The announcement comes as OSF HealthCare reaches the one-year mark of merging with the former KSB Hospital

Southern New Hampshire University is congratulating Ogle County students named to the fall 2025 president’s list.

Eleven jurors have so far been selected to hear the case against Duane Meyer, 43, who is accused of killing his ex-wife and setting fire to her Byron home on Oct. 19, 2016, with their 3-year-old son inside. A third jury pool is being summoned for selection Monday.

The Ogle County Planning & Zoning Department recently released the December permits it issued.

The Rotary Club of Oregon recently received a grant from Rotary District 6420. The funds, totaling $2,057, were used to support the club’s “Keeping Kids Warm” project.

Brion Brooks retired Dec. 19 after 11 years as executive director of the Village of Progress in Oregon, which serves people with developmental disabilities in Ogle County.