Mosquito Outbreak Worries Lee County Area
Lee County residents face an unusually large mosquito population due to recent rains. Health official Cyndi Stenzel notes two human disease risks Lacrosse Encephalitis and St Louis Encephalitis, though no local cases this summer. Dogs can be affected by heartworm. Preventive steps include removing standing water and cleaning gutters, pools, tires, and pools weekly, with more tips offered by LCHD at 284-3371.
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Lee County Health Department
LCHD
Cyndi Stenzel
St. Louis
Stenzel
Concord Inn plans could trigger civic center legal action
Rochelle officials and Concord Inn leaders clash over a plan to build a new full service restaurant near the civic center. A letter to OCCCA alleges customer service and cleanliness problems, while supporters say the Hickory Grove facility already profits well. OCCCA will discuss potential legal action at 6 30 p m.
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Concord Inn
Graph
Rochelle
Civic Center
Dorothy Barron
Ogle County Metropolitan Exposition
Tilton
Paul Gilbert
Rochelle Association
Gilbert
Hickory Grove Civic Center
Gail Loefgren
Loefgren
Walker
Private Enterprise Hotel
Public Civic Center
Barron
OCCCA
Rochelle Route 38 resurfacing plans announced
Road work in Rochelle on Illinois Route 38 will begin Tuesday with bituminous resurfacing. IDOT official William D. Ost says traffic will be controlled by signs barricades and flagmen through a 0.34 mile stretch of Lincoln Street between the Burlington Northern tracks and 10th Street.
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Rochelle
William D. Ost
IDOT
Lincoln Street
Burlington Northern
10Th Street
Reenactment Illustrates Drunk Driving Crash Impact
About 300 people watched a Saturday drunk driving crash reenactment in the Plaza North parking lot. Dixon fire department and Advance EMS crews transported “victims” on a stretcher, then to a REACT helicopter from Rockford. Officials from KSB Hospital, Dixon Police, and the Lee County Coroner observed, with the Lee County Health Department organizing the scene with Dixon Rural Fire Department.
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Plaza North
Dixon
Fire Departments
REACT
Rockford
KSB Hospital
Dixon Police Department
Lee County Coroner's Office
Lee County Health Department
Dixon Rural Fire Department
Alabama man killed in one car crash near Mount Morris
Alabama man Chris E. Kump, 23, of Moulton, died of injuries after his car went out of control on Mount Morris Road skidding into a ditch and rolling over. He was pinned under the vehicle and not wearing a belt. Passenger Kent A Dearborn, 25, escaped with minor injuries. inquest planned.
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Telegraph
Mount Morris
Alabama
Ogle County
Robert Personette
Kump
Mount Morris Road
Personette
Kent A Dearborn
Sheriff's Department
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Mark Saue
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Tom Corken
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Paul Ratner
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