Storm Damage Runs Through Sterling Rock Falls Area
A severe storm lashed Sterling Rock Falls and nearby areas Tuesday night with hail high winds and heavy rain. Trees and power lines fell causing outages from late evening into the early hours with restoration work underway by local electric crews.
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Sterling
Rock Falls
Coleta
Penrose
Gene Sutter
RR 1
Sutter
Penrose Corners
Maywood
Mike Bryant
Erie village fights mobile home zoning dispute
Bernard and Jane Null sue in Whiteside Circuit Court to remove a mobile home placed by Agnes Steele near Erie. They seek a writ of mandamus, an injunction, and damages totaling 35,000 for alleged ordinance violations and lack of 250 foot notice. Also, whiteside board rejects bids for county highway office building furniture. new bids set for June 11.
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Steele
Nults
Highway Department
Morrison
Cyphers Arrested In New Mexico
Whiteside sheriff's office says Skeeter Edwin Cyphers and Barbara Hilgendorf, both of Rock Falls, were arrested in Albuquerque New Mexico and held on warrants for burglary and sentencing hearing on a property damage case. Hilgendorf is also wanted for theft. Arrangements were being made to return them to Whiteside for trial. Also two marriage licenses issued: Larry Ray Anderson and Jane Pauline Van Holten. Michael J Heath and Patricia Ann Haberer.
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Morrison
Whiteside
Albuquerque
N.N
Skeeter Edwin Cyphers
Barbara Hilgendorf
Rock Falls
Cyphers
Miss Hilgendorf
CGH Board Ponders Reduced Occupancy and Funds Transfer
The Community General Hospital board discussed a 68.2 percent occupancy rate this year versus 75.1 percent last year and approved transferring 190000 from the endowment to the equipment fund for major expansion needs including emergency room and ICU equipment. The hospital expansion is about 80 percent complete with completion anticipated in early September barring unforeseen issues.
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CGH
Sterling
Rock Falls
Community General Hospital Board
Theodore Kruse
Kruse
B. M. Dewey
Wayne Andreas
Andreas
John L. Snavely
M. D
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Andre Mennes
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Marty Dillon
Dorothy Stetson
Whiteside housing plans eyed for elderly in Sterling
Whiteside County Housing Authority has taken a six month option on the old Sacred Heart site in Sterling for low cost elderly housing. County officials note federal support may be limited and other local options in Rock Falls include Civic Plaza and Cedar Wood Apartments. Sterling officials and candidates voiced support for nearby housing, while a county health crackdown targets noxious weeds to protect health.
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Whiteside County Housing Authority
Sacred Heart Church
Sterling
Rock Falls
Civic Plaza
1St Ave
Cedar Wood
Route 30
County Housing Authority
Sacred Heart
James Fi1maker
Sterling Police Department
Whiteside County Health Department
Sterling City
Whiteside County Highway Department
Sterling Police Beat Report
A string of minor incidents includes a broken windshield at 408 W 9th St Sterling reported by Merrill Howard. A tent was stolen from 306 W 12th St Monday. A hit and run in Foodlane parking lot reported by Donald Burhenn Monday around 9 30 p.m. Several accidents and citations occurred across Sterling and surrounding areas involving residents and parked vehicles. An apparent breakin at a Kroger store was reported early Tuesday with no loss determined. One motorcyclist, Alan Stephens, was hospitalized after a slide on E Lincolnway Freeport Rd.
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Sterling
3Rd Ave
Community Ave
Freeport Road
West End
West
Commonwealth Edison Co
Dixon
the Gazette
North Sterling
Merrill Howard
9Th St
Howard
Thad Hermes
W. 12Th St
Foodlane
Donald E. Burhenn
Woodburn Ave
Leis E. Frank
Ave. K. Sterling
Mary H., Enright
W. 8Th St
Frank Auto
Enright
Frank
W. 3Rd
Ave. H
William A. Callaway
Harvey Drive
Cora L. Faulkner
19Th Ave
Callaway
Kroger
E. 4Th St
Mayor Proclaims June POW MIA Observance Month
Mayor Ellmaker in Sterling signs a proclamation designating June as POW MIA Observance Month. The resolution urges prayers and letter writing to support prisoners of war and missing in action, citing 1650 Southeast Asia prisoners and international rules expectations. Witnesses include Margaret Fink and notes recounts by Frank Borman.
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Sterling
James A. Ellmaker
Margaret Fink
National League of Families of American Prisoners
Southeast Asia
James Ellmaker
Illinois
National League of Families of American
Hanoi
Nixon
U. S
Ellmaker
James A. Bellmaker
North Vietnam
Red Cross
United States
Frank Borman
State Police Accident Report District Illinois
State Police reports multiple accidents on Tuesday across Milledgeville Chadwick Sterling Dixon and Rock Falls. Bruce Francis 20 skidded on mud while northbound vehicles collided injuring no one mentioned as Marie Free 21 involved. Francis faced arrest for illegal liquor consumption. Barbara Davis 21 ran off Rt 2 striking a pole causing 1000 damage and was hospitalized. An investigation continues. On June 2 Dean Pyse 35 was taken to Dixon Hospital after leaving Rt 2 and hitting a concrete embankment with an arrest pending. Michael McCoy 21 struck a horse near the canal bridge south of Rock Falls and another vehicle driven by Richard Hess 31 struck the dead horse causing 600 damage.
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Illinois
Bruce A. Francis
Milledgeville
Marie S. Free
Chadwick
Francis
Barbara E. Davis
Moline
Rt. 2
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Davis Auto
Dean T. Pyse
Dixon
Dixon Hospital
Michael J. McCoy
John Doty
Ambulance Moves for Mrs Marie Roth and Manuel Garcia
Ambulances moved Mrs Marie Roth from Community General Hospital to Rock Falls Colonial Acres Rest Home on Saturday. Manuel Garcia of 1800 13th Ave Rock Falls was taken from his home to Community General Hospital and later transferred to Rockford Memorial Hospital on Sunday.
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Marie Roth
Allen
Community General Hospital
Rock Falls
Colonial Acres Rest
Manuel Garcia
13Th Ave
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Fire damages shed on Parl Brown farm near Morrison
Heavy damage to the roof of a small outbuilding occurred in a Tuesday morning fire at the Parl Brown farm four miles east of Morrison. The Morrison Fire Department was alerted about 12:30 a.m. by passers by who saw the burning shed roof. An automobile inside the shed was driven out with little further damage.
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Elmer Koster
RR 1
Sterling
Penrose
Coleta
Pough Farm
Joe Bistry
Clark Stanley Farm
Morrison
Parl Brown Farm
Morrison Fire Department
Brown Farm
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Lyndon
Engineering and
Einstine
3Rd St. Sterling
Whiteside County Courthouse Report
New Mexico
Blackhawk Lanes
Ereedee Ae
Tricia Nixon
Northland Mall
Sterling Police
Thomas Marlin
Ave
Alan D- Stephens
21St Ave
Stephens
E. Lincolnway
Taco’s
Jads
Star Lite
East Lincolnway
Mey Bros
Maxmore
Dairy Queen
Queen
Flock Ave
David & Mary Lou Beauchamp
W. 4Th St. Sterling
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