Local author and illustrator Susan Lee recently visited the third graders at Monroe Center School to read her newly released poem, “You Just Need To Be You.”

Polo Women’s Club is hosting a food drive on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. until noon at Polo Fresh Food Market on Division Street in Polo.

The Hillcrest Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved its fiscal 2025-2026 budget Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

Ninth Street between First Avenue and Lincoln Avenue in Rochelle will be closed for one week for railroad quiet zone crossing repairs and an underground utility project.

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The Rochelle High School football team traveled to Sycamore Friday to take on the Spartans in an Interstate Eight Conference matchup.

Join the Ashton United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, for a light dinner and a concert. The Alleluia Quartet will be sharing their Christian music with all who attend.

Alexander Kurtz sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 months of probation.

The University of Central Arkansas held August commencement on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in the Reynolds Performance Hall on campus. Morgan Brown of Byron graduated with a Master of Science.

The Rochelle Area Community Foundation has accepted a donation of $1,085 from multiple area organizations.