David D. Lowtharp, 57, was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections through a plea agreement.

A single-family home in Dixon that sold for $390,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in Ogle County in the past week.

Darren Barker, 55, pleaded guilty to the Class 1 felony and was sentenced by Ogle County Judge John “Ben” Roe through a plea agreement.

The Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H club had its monthly meeting Feb. 9.

As the weather begins to warm, construction is set to ramp up throughout downtown Rochelle, a Feb. 20 city of Rochelle news release said.

Here's a list of upcoming events at the Byron Public Library.

The Forreston FFA Alumni will host the 38th annual Farm Toy and Craft Show on Saturday, March 14, at Forreston Junior/Senior High School in Forreston.

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Ogle County, here's what sold for $800,000 or under over the past week.

Camren Hastings, 18, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated use of a firearm as a person under the age of 21, a Class 4 felony.