Rock River Center is a resource center in Oregon.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 recently announced that Head Boys Basketball Coach Jarrett Reynolds has been named a Regional Coach of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA).

The event, organized by Indivisible of Ogle County, the local chapter of the Indivisible Project network, was one of numerous rallies held across the U.S. on Friday to speak out against Trump policies, executive orders and actions

Caleb Esterday, 19, is charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography.

Zachary J. Popp, 31, received concurrent sentences for the felony offenses of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and possession of cocaine, both from a Dec. 20, 2025, incident.

36 districts are under review as the Justice Department examines opt-out policies and classroom content surrounding gender and sexuality, with the potential for probes to expand to bathroom and sports team access.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 and Meridian Community Unit School District 223 in Stillman Valley are among three dozen school systems in Illinois that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department is a collection point for both single-use and rechargeable batteries.

Authorities have confirmed that a Dixon man who jumped into the Rock River in mid-April has been found dead in the Rock River near Sterling

A Wednesday evening fire destroyed a home in the 8300 block of East Brick Road in Chana, Oregon Fire Protection District Chief Michael Knoup said.

A Dixon woman died after she was ejected from a vehicle that overturned April 24 on state Route 38 west of Rochelle, ending a high-speed pursuit across Ogle County fields and through a waterway.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will be hosting a residential electronics recycling event Saturday, May 16.

Exxxxxxxxxxxxcellence in execution: An Oregon man has rolled more than 70 perfect 300 games and dozens of 800 series on the bowling alley. From faith to family roots and decades of Monday nights, it’s the people and passion that keep Josh Grove coming back to the lanes.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for April 20-24, 2026.

The blood drive is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donors are currently being scheduled.

The attorney for an Oregon man charged with recklessly firing a gun during an April 7 incident involving two utility workers told an Ogle County judge last week that her client fired the shots into the ground only to “scare off” the men because he thought they might be burglars.

A pursuit across Ogle County fields and through a waterway ended in a rollover crash Friday afternoon that killed one person and sent two others to a regional trauma center.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

The Ogle County Board voted on salary structures for the three elected offices on April 21.

The project is a cooperative effort by the city of Oregon and Oregon VFW to recognize military heroes with 20 banners currently planned for installation.

The first Hometown Hero banner to honor local veterans was installed on Thursday, April 23, 2026, in downtown Oregon. Twenty banners featuring photos of veterans are scheduled to be installed around the Ogle County Courthouse Square along state highways 64 and 2.

The First Fridays Open Mic presents its monthly show at the Oregon VFW on Friday, May 1. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, although a jar is available for donations.

A Creston woman who was sentenced in March to five years in prison for causing a 2022 fatal crash that claimed the life of an Addison man has filed motions to withdraw her guilty plea and have her sentence reconsidered.

A man suffered serious injuries due to a train-versus-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning, according to an Oregon Police Department news release.

A benefit sale for the Chana School Museum will be held May 29-30. The location of the sale is at the Oregon Coliseum, located at the corner of Fourth Street and Franklin Street in downtown Oregon.

Franklin Houston was found guilty of the Class 4 felony offense of injuring a police officer while resisting arrest and the misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct for an August 2025 incident at an Oregon school.

The Rock River Center is a resource center in Oregon.

Awards were presented for the third annual Focus on Photography art exhibit at the opening reception at the Coliseum Museum on Friday, April 10.

As part of its 80th anniversary celebration, Woods Equipment of Oregon is making financial contributions to agriculture programs at six universities and three local organizations across the Midwest.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will conduct a residential tire collection event Saturday, June 6.

The NWS said locations that could experience flooding include Dixon, Rochelle, Byron, Oregon, Mount Morris, Amboy, Polo, Davis Junction, Forreston, Hillcrest, Stillman Valley, Franklin Grove, Ashton, Paw Paw, Lost Nation, Sublette, and Woodhaven Lakes.

Ceczar P. Spann, 31, was found guilty March 9 of two counts of domestic battery for striking a member of his household in September 2025.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for April 6-10, 2026.

The Lee County Democrats are organizing a meet, greet and donate to local candidates’ event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at Shinny’s arcade, Dixon.

Construction on a $4.1 million renovation and expansion of the 40-year-old Oregon Fire Protection District station is slated to be completed by mid-July, OFPD Chief Michael Knoup said April 16.

Officials unanimously agreed to hire a manager to oversee a newly established Main Street program to spur economic growth and help existing businesses.

A ceremony was held March 29 at the Ogle County veterans memorial to honor all veterans in all branches who served from 1955 to 1975 during the Vietnam War.

Dixon police and several local fire departments have called off the search for a Dixon man who jumped from the Peoria Avenue Bridge into the Rock River late Monday night, saying that the meticulous search turned up nothing

The Ogle County Historical Society’s next monthly meeting is Monday, April 27, in the carriage house annex behind the Nash House Museum.

The presenter for the Those Were The Days program at the Oregon Depot on Saturday, April 25, will be Oregon resident Mark Herman, a Nachusa Grasslands volunteer.

The Oregon Lions Club recently donated $500 to the Chana Education Center.

The Oregon Lions Club will host a pork chop drive-thru event Saturday, May 2, in the Supervalu parking lot.

Jeanne Roppolo of Ottawa will talk about her experience in Antarctica at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Oregon Coliseum Museum.

A single-family home in Rochelle that sold for $400,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County over the past week

Harmony Hill Farm Sanctuary in Oregon recently announced that it will participate in Sanctuary Day, an international observance taking place on April 17, to honor the lifesaving work of farm animal sanctuaries around the world.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will be hosting a residential electronics recycling event Friday, April 24, in Oregon.

Augustana College announced more than 1,200 students were named to the dean’s list for the 2025-2026 fall semester.

The Oregon Lions Club recently celebrated the conclusion of its annual meat raffle.

The Ogle County Health Department will be closing its Rochelle office and consolidating all staff and services at its 907 Pines Road office in Oregon effective June 1, OCHD Public Health Administrator Melissa Spangler said April 9.

The fifth annual Art Dash benefiting Serenity Hospice and Home was held April 8 at River’s Edge Experience, drawing more than 200 attendees for an evening of art, community and philanthropy.