Dixon barn burns as crews fight two hour blaze
Dixon Rural firefighters battled a two hour fire that destroyed a barn at 1302 Pump Factory Road. Owned by Steve Debotal, the medium sized structure and about 30 bales of straw were lost. The cause is still under investigation with a tank heater noted by owners as a possible factor.
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Pump Factory Road
Dixon Rural
Steve Debotal
Rich Real
Dixon Rural Fire Department
Real
Dixon City
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Walnut districts explore consolidation and unit district option
Walnut Grade School District 285 and Walnut High School District 508 ongoing talks on merging with 508 and 285 consider forming a unit district. A committee including Sandy Kruse Marc Wilt Brian Smith and Dan McAlvey is surveying neighboring boards while evaluating financial and academic impacts. The panel plans to report findings at the February 13 high school board meeting.
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Walnut
John Anderson
Sandy Kruse
Marc Wilt
Brian Smith
Dan McAlvey
Anderson
Larry Eggleston
Walnut High
Eggleston
Caron International signs Wal Mart yarn supply deal
Caron International announced a nationwide yarn supply pact with Wal Mart. Shipments to Wal Mart stores begin in March. The Rochelle plant, employing about 645, expects steadier work during slow seasons and projects 1990 sales near 90 million. Caron operates plants in London Kentucky and Georgia and is owned by Great America Management Investment.
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Caron Int
Rochelle
Caron International
Wal- Mart
Caron
Jeff Anderson
the Telegraph
U.S
Anderson
Wal-Mart
Kmart
Pamida
Woolworth
Lee Wards
London
LaFayette
Dalton
Great America Management Investment, Inc
Chicago
Jepson Corporation
Elmhurst
Caron Family
Caron Spinning
Bank security seminar advises cash transport tips
The article summarizes a seminar where Larry Hawes of First National Bank of Amboy and Schultz advise merchants to vary night deposit routes and times, avoid heroic actions during robberies, and focus on safe conduct. A February 28 follow up by the Illinois Attorney General's office will cover con games targeting the elderly, with location to be arranged.
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Cash Register
Larry Hawes
First National Bank of
Schultz
Ilinois
Farm safety urged as child injuries loom at Agronomy Day
Safety expert Bob Aherin warned farming remains the most dangerous occupation, citing farm accidents that hurt or kill children. He urged keeping kids off tractors and away from moving parts, with guards on equipment and ladders to grain elevators to cut injury risks.
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Sauk Valley Community College
Bob Aherin
University of Illinois
Lee, Ogle and Whiteside County Cooperative Extension Services
KSB Hospital
Lee County Health Department
Aherin
National Safety Council
Illinois
Dixon Municipal Band director Whitcombe resigns after five years
Thomas Whitcombe steps down as director of the Dixon Municipal Band after five years, citing personal reasons. Mayor James Dixon praises his 30 years of involvement, with five as director, and invites qualified applicants to submit resumes and letters of interest by February 28 at city hall. Interviews are expected in early March.
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Whitcombe
City Hall
Dixon
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