Therese Michels, a media relations spokesperson for Mercyhealth, has confirmed the company is currently hiring for the new facility that will be “coming soon.”
Five local McDonald’s restaurants in Dixon, Oregon, Rock Falls, Morrison and Sterling will participate in a fundraiser Wednesday, Sept. 18, supporting The Penguin Project of Sauk Valley.
Participants will be able to meet over 20 hiring employers and are encouraged to bring resume copies.
On Sept. 30, new owners Heather and Greg Huffman will officially take over and complete building renovations through October, with the goal to open in early November.
The restaurant group, Azul Cantina Inc., based in Charleston, South Carolina, signed a lease for the retail space from owner Harkness Properties LLC in August, according to commercial real-estate company Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic.
Four stops are offered this year on the Back Roads Market tour.
Longtime multi-generational family business Lehan Drugs will close its DeKalb pharmacy this month, though will continue to supply home medical equipment to clients, owner and CEO Jon Lehan said. Its locations in Rockford, Freeport, Dixon and Aurora will remain open.
Polo High School’s Student Council organized the 2024 Doggy Dash, where participants received treats and swag, or more appropriately “wag” bags, from Pet Supplies Plus of Dixon.
Menk USA, a cooling radiator manufacturer in Sterling, was bought by a Wisconsin-based power transformer manufacturer after being a supplier for the company for over 20 years, according to a news release from the company.