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Oregon High School held its 2024 Homecoming Parade and bonfire on Wednesday, Sept, 18, 2024.
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An Olympic champion, two coaches, five athletes, and three state title teams were among the inaugural inductees of the Oregon School District’s athletic hall of fame. It was a night of memories, tributes, and camaraderie for those selected to the OCUSD Athletic Hall of Fame as their friends and families reflected on their accomplishments during the Sept. 14 celebration at the Rock River Center.
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Forreston, Fulton, Byron, and Rock Falls were four teams that competed at the Byron Varsity Power Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Byron High School.
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The Polo Marcos and Oregon Hawks posted wins in high school football action Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The Hawks edged Genoa-Kingston 3-0 in Big Northern Conference action at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon while the Marcos shut out Hiawatha 54-O in 8-man action in Polo.
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Polo High School's Student Council held its third annual Doggy Dash on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. One of the students brought her goat along for the 1-mile walk. After the event, $500 was donated to the Happy Trails Humane Society in Rock Falls. The event also included a costume contest.
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Firefighters were called to a machine shed fire Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 at 7015 W. Judson Road, southeast of Polo. Several fire departments assisted the Polo Fire Department on the call. There were no injuries.
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The lines were long, but the wait was worth it for the estimated 61,000 people who journeyed to Ogle County on Sunday to see the Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 steam engine. Parked at the Union Pacific’s Global lll Intermodal Terminal (GB3), southwest of town, thousands made the trip to see the historic locomotive at the free, daylong event.
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It took a shootout to decide the winner of the Oregon Hawk Classic Varsity Soccer Tournament, held at Oregon High School, on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Richmond Burton downed Sterling in the overtime period to take first place at the 8-team tournament, held at Oregon Park West.
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Polo downed Forreston in two games, 25-13 and 26-24, during a NUIC matchup at Polo High School on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.
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