Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society covers current museum outreach and plans for Town & Country Days in her latest column.

“Clue the Musical”, presented by Polo Area Community Theatre, opens Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m. with additional performances on May 2 and 8 at 7 p.m. and May 3 and 9 at 2 p.m. at the Old Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave., Polo.

Polo Area Community Theatre will perform "Clue the Musical" on May 1, 2, and 8 at 7 p.m. and May 3 and 9 at 2 p.m. at the PACT theater at 117 N. Franklin in Polo.

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.

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

The Polo Public Library recently released its schedule of events for May.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society talks about recent finds while getting into item processing at the Polo Museum.

Local artists, bakers, crafters, farmers and growers will be offering their homegrown, homemade and home-raised products.

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

Polo School District Superintendent Kelly Mandrell has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by her peers in the Northwest Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Byron Grobe was recently named the March Student of the Month at Polo Community High School and received a scholarship from the Polo Schools Foundation for his efforts.

The 100+ Women Who Care of Ogle County met at the Lincoln Arts Center in Rochelle on April 16 and voted to donate $11,700 to the Polo Area Community Theater.

A residential garage fire on Sterling’s First Avenue was brought under control Monday after firefighters from multiple departments responded to the blaze and prevented it from spreading to neighboring structures.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society covers a recent presentation she made on the Waterbury family.

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.

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

The show will be presented May 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 at PACT’s home in the Old Polo Town Hall.

Polo Area Community Theatre is hosting a family game day on Sunday, April 19, at PACT’s home in Polo.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society talks artifacts and a day at the Polo Museum.

The Polo Woman’s Garden Club will be having its annual perennial plant sale on Saturday, May 2, at the Polo Community High School ag department.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 30 to April 3, 2026.

On Saturday, hundreds of potential buyers – mostly farmers – wound their way through the mud all day floating between auction rings to buy or sell a wide variety of tractors, wagons, planters and other ag-related items.

Hundreds of potential buyers – mostly farmers – wound their way through the mud on Saturday, April 4, 2026, to buy or sell tractors, wagons, planters and other ag-related items at the Hazelhurst Spring Consignment Sale.

A rural residence in Oregon that sold for $500,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County in the past week.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society writes about an upcoming time capsule and new exhibits.

Storm damage assessments have preliminarily confirmed an EF-1 tornado caused damage in northwestern Lee County on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year consisted of 885 students from 31 states and 23 countries.

The Polo Women’s Club brings public awareness by annually planting blue and silver pinwheel gardens at the Paul Grahling Park (Division and Mason) each April.

Storms caused a swath of damage across Lee and Ogle counties Thursday, April 2.

Twenty-six women veterans attended the 11th annual Women Veterans Brunch in Lena on March 28.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 23-27, 2026.

The Polo Historical Society will present a special program on Wednesday, April 8, focusing on the history of the Waterbury family and their connection to the Polo area.

April events are set at the Polo Public Library.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society remembers the Polo High Class of 1950 and baseball and teaching.

The Polo Fire Department will hold a community breakfast Sunday, April 26, at its station.

Cole Chesnut was recently named the February Student of the Month at Polo Community High School.

Spray tan business owner Caitlin O'Connor has studios in Dixon and Polo, and has become part of wedding mornings – helping brides feel comfortable, natural and camera-ready for their big day before they ever step into their dresses.

Sauk Valley Community College and Skyhawk Athletics have announced that SVCC softball coach Derron Sellers has been appointed the college’s new director of athletics.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society takes another trip back to 1950 at Polo Community High School.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 16-20, 2026.

The Polo Woman’s Garden Club will host an informational meeting open to the community regarding a late afternoon/evening group for those interested or active in flower and vegetable gardening.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 9-13, 2026.

Several schools throughout the Sauk Valley on Sunday announced weather-related cancellations and remote-learning plans for Monday.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society recaps the year 1949 in Polo.

The Whiteside Area Career Center has announced its students of the month for February.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 2-6, 2026.

Woodlawn Arts Academy students will be showing off their theater skills, with performances of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” the weekend of April 10.

The Vintage Shop Hop, featuring vintage, thrift and antique stores across northern Illinois and Wisconsin, is March 6 and 7.

Dixon City and Rural firefighters and Advance EMS were dispatched at 2:21 a.m. Monday to the 1100 block of West First Street for a reported structure fire.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for Feb. 23-27, 2026.