The Chana United Methodist Church will host a homemade chicken and noodles drive-up dinner on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Meridian Community Unit School District #223 will move forward with state-mandated Health/Life Safety projects to improve existing facilities after a recent community-wide survey indicated a lack of support for a bond referendum at this time.

Autumn on Parade was founded in 1970 and is organized and operated by an all-volunteer committee.

A Streamwood woman was killed Saturday, Oct. 4, in a two-vehicle crash on Pines Road, between Oregon and Polo.

While resting up in the comfort of home for an ultra trail run on the Hennepin Canal, I took the night off from covering football and watched a few games on the NFHS streaming network. Simultaneously, I followed Byron, Forreston, Oregon and Stillman.

A parade and plenty of fun and food were all part of the annual Autumn on Parade festival held on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-5, 2025 in downtown Oregon, Illinois.

The annual meeting of the Ogle County Fair Association will be 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in the Farm Bureau Auditorium, Pines Road, Oregon.

“Connecting Through a Lens” is the current exhibit at the Flagg Township Museum, with the collection of cameras of the late Truman Kester on display through October.

This fall, the Mt. Morris Performing Arts Guild will present Tapestry of Shadows, a theatrical tribute to Edgar Allen Poe. The show will consist of four of Poe’s most haunting works – The Raven, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

The Rochelle Police Department responded to a shots fired call on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, a Monday news release said.

Here is a list of upcoming events at the Oregon Public Library.

Royally hand-in-hand: A pair of Stillman Valley businesses under one roof sought to bring back memories of generations ago: one with the name of a longtime grocery store chain, and another with Grandma's beef jerky recipe.

Here's a list of property transfers for Ogle County for Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2025.

The Rochelle Township High School FFA Land Use Evaluation team placed fifth at the Section 2 competition on Sept. 30.

Camp Grant had been established in 1917 as a training center for World War I soldiers. By 1918 it was the center of the Spanish Flu outbreak in our area.

As the new owner of the publications and Best of Ogle County, Shaw Media will not be declaring any official results of the 2025 contest or announcing winners.

"I think the thing we talk about that kind of overarches everything right now is farm income. We’re very concerned as we continue to read the economic reports coming out of the University of Illinois." Brian Duncan, Illinois Farm Bureau president, said

Rochelle Foods recently presented a $5,000 donation to the Rochelle Christian Food Pantry.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that U.S. 6 and 34 at the BNSF railroad crossing in Wyanet will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

John Combs, a 24-year-old lineman from Rochelle, died after being struck by a train in Montgomery, Alabama, on Oct. 4, 2024. A year later, his family is still searching for answers about the circumstances surrounding his death

The Seebach family has been growing and selling pumpkins in Flagg Center just outside Rochelle for the past 44 years. Seebach’s Pumpkins at 5498 S. Center Road opened for the season Sept. 13.

The Stillman Valley National Honor Society is hosting a community blood drive from 1-6 p.m. Oct. 21 at Stillman Valley High School.

The 10,000-square-foot, award-winning Insanity Haunted House in Peru features over 40 actors and different themes in each room.

Schmeling Construction Company started the process of closing the entrance to the Health & Wellness Center from Second Street. As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, that entrance is now closed.

A specific proposal to build a new PK-5 elementary school through a $47.8 million bond referendum received weighted support from just 25.6% of residents who completed a survey, school officials said.

Here's a list of Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside property transfers for Sept. 22-26, 2025.

The Rochelle Police Department has launched its Pink Patch Project fundraiser in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Tammy Kovacs, the late mother of RPD Officer Ryan Kovacs.

Larson: One who builds upon a strong foundation, will enjoy the blessings of life and weather every storm.

The attorney of an animal rights activist accused in Ogle County of falsely reporting a shooting in May at a rodeo near Rochelle is looking to set a February trial date.

Rochelle Township High School had its grant approved to purchase four additional drones for its career and technical education department. Ashton-Franklin Center will receive a grant for temperature probes, sensors and charging stations.

Rochelle Mayor John Bearrows presented a $500 check to Brent Ohlinger, the winner of the Blood Draw raffle that took place at the city’s Fly-in Drive-in event at the Rochelle Municipal Airport on Aug. 10.

During National 4-H Week, celebrated Oct. 5-11, 2025, local clubs will share how 4-H equips young people with the skills, confidence, and resilience to lead in a world full of opportunity and change.

Byron CUSD 226 is proud to announce that Annie Burke, second grade teacher at Mary Morgan Elementary School, has been awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Illinois State University.

The Rochelle Christian Food Pantry at 770 Lincoln Ave. set a record for families served in August 2025, RCFP Board Member Cal Jacobs said Sept. 25, 2025.

A man is hospitalized after he was struck by a train in downtown Rochelle on Wednesday night, Oct. 1, 2025, a Rochelle Police Department news release said.

Maddie Shaw of Stillman Valley, who is studying early childhood education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been admitted to the Professional Education program.

The beloved Ogle County Farm Stroll is back for another year of hands-on agricultural adventure and local flavor. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, and prepare to explore the heart of rural Illinois.

Forreston Junior/Senior High School/Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 received a grant for polycarbonate panels and connection supplies for its greenhouse.

The Coliseum Museum in Oregon is pleased to announce the opening of the final juried art show of 2025, the Air, Land & Sea Art Exhibit featuring 44 artists from across the northern Illinois area, on display from Oct. 1-Nov. 16, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for Sept. 30 featured 2025 Oregon, Illinois “Autumn On Parade” representative Debbie Dickson previewing this weekend’s celebration for her final time. She will be stepping down as coordinator of the event after this year.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is collecting donations for the Sycamore United Methodist Church Coat Ministry. Needed items include new and gently-used coats, boots, mittens, scarves, and other winter accessories.

The City of Rochelle recently released information on its 2025 Halloween festivities. Community-wide trick-or-treat hours will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.

Fiegenschuh: Over the past eight years as Rochelle’s city manager, I have had the privilege of working alongside an extraordinary team of elected officials, department heads, and employees who are deeply committed to serving our community.

Annual event is a fundraiser for the Village of Progress in Oregon.

Last year, Forreston’s football team was 2-7 because of losses to teams they could have beaten. This year, they are 4-1 because they are winning those same types of games.

In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The Stillman Valley High School National Honor Society would like to support those who have been affected by the disease.

The 2025 Forreston High School Homecoming celebrated school spirit, creativity, and student leadership with a week of exciting events and impressive class floats.

Games with prizes for kids will be just part of the fun at the annual Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, on the Mt. Morris Village Square.

A steady stream of visitors took to the back roads of northwestern Ogle County on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to visit four stops on the sixth annual Back Roads Market.

A Davis Junction woman and a Kentucky man suffered serious injuries when their overturned Harley-Davidson Trike landed on them during a Sunday crash in Shabbona Township, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.