Illinois Sheriff's Association to award 125 scholarships
Lee County Sheriff Tim Bivins says the Illinois Sheriff's Association will award 125 scholarships up to 500 each for the next school year. The money supports vocational training and higher education statewide. Students should contact their guidance counselor or district administrator. deadline is March 1 with winners announced by April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Lee County
Tim Bivins
Bivins
Rochelle City Meetings Set For Precinct Nine and Flood Control
Mayor Gail Loefgren announced a neighborhood meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday at St Pauls School for voters in Precinct Nine. A Thursday session with Illinois Department of Transportation officials to discuss flood control will be at city hall at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Gail Loefgren
St. Paul’s School For Voters
Illinois Department of Transportation
City Hall
Oregon City to invest 100000 in sewer plant repairs
Mayor Jim Barnes said the city will spend about 100000 to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant to meet EPA rules. Plans include new ventilation and roof repairs, with work likely after weather breaks and completion hoped by fall. Funding may come from the state income tax surcharge, while the city engineer drafts project specs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Environmental Protection Agency
Jim Barnes
Oregon council OKs special use and tax funds plan
Rochelle city council held a special hearing on a $274,743 income tax surcharge. Fifteen percent will fund a human resources donations pool, while the rest goes to the capital improvements fund. Finance Commissioner Kassal said an ordinance drafting will proceed with Hewitt and be introduced in February. Oregon council also approved a special use permit for Pinehill Bread and Breakfast for appointment only events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
William Kassal
Denis Hewitt
Oregon
Pinehill Bread and Breakfast
Mix St
Sharon Burdick
Jim Barnes
Breast cancer patient undergoes rare bone marrow transplant
Kathleen Ehrmann recovers at KSB Hospital after a successful bone marrow transplant from her brother last October. It marks only the third such procedure for breast cancer in the Midwest. Doctors, led by Dr Timothy Appenheimer at Medical Arts Clinic and Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Hospital in Chicago, hope it becomes a routine option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Ehrmann
KSB Hospital
Kathleen
Midwest
Timothy Appenheimer
Medical Arts Clinic
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
KSB Hospital Admits and Discharges List Tuesday
Patients admitted Tuesday include Steven Gonzalez Francis Schoaf James Kirby Emmet Giblin Dixon June Sworm Madgeline Eyekamp Franklin Grove Joshua Jacobs Amboy Helen Shheidler Mount Morris Bobby Bushman Rock Falls. Discharged Tuesday are Vearl Benoy Michaela Sitter Llewellyn Finger Dixon Travis Baxter Rochelle. Births: Mr and Mrs Randall Andersen of Sterling welcome a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Gonzalez
Francis Schoaf
James Kirby
Emmet Giblin
Dixon
June Sworm
Madgeline Eyekamp
Franklin Grove
Joshua Jacobs
Amboy
Helen Shheidler
Mount Morris
Bobby Bushman
Rock Falls
Vearl Benoy
Michaela Sitter
Llewellyn Finger
Travis Baxter
Rochelle
Randall Andersen
Sterling
Rochelle Hospital Admits and Discharges Tuesday
Admitted on Tuesday were Thomas Smith Jr from Rochelle and Vera Reints from Lindenwood. Discharges on Tuesday included Christopher Isley, Thomas Smith Jr, Mary Wood of Rochelle, Debra Mitchell of Creston, and Clara Schaefer of Ashton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Smith Jr
Rochelle
Vera Reints
Lindenwood
Christopher Isley
Mary Wood
Debra Mitchell
Creston
Clara Schaefer
Ashton
Fire department transports patients to KSB Hospital
At 3:10 p.m. Monday Marty Crouse of 419 W Third St was taken by Dixon City Fire Department to KSB Hospital. Tuesday at 7:16 p.m. Emmet Giblin of 605 N Ottawa Ave was transported to KSB. Wednesday at 1:55 a.m. James Yocum of 211 S Dixon Ave was also moved to KSB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Crouse
W. Third St
KSB Hospital
Dixon City Fire Department
Emmet Giblin
Ottawa Ave
James Yocum
S. Dixon Ave
Roberson Arrested for DUI in Rochelle Area
Rochelle Police Department arrested Jerry L. Roberson, 31, at the Colonado Motel Sunday at 12 20 p m for driving under the influence and driving in the wrong lane. He posted 100 bond and his driver AB license and a court date was set for 1 p m February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry L. Roberson
Colonado Motel
Rochelle
Rochelle Police Department
Forreston and Walnut Obituaries Highlight Local Deaths
For ray S사 Forreston V Swalve 66 died January 24 1990 in Freeport Memorial Hospital after long illness She worked at Green River Ordinance Plant during WWII then farmed with her husband Born September 30 1924 Polo High School 1941 She married Edward Swalve February 12 1945 Survived by husband two sons Captain Robert Swalve Fort Hood Texas and Randall Swalve Forreston four sisters six grandchildren Services January 26 1990 Forreston Grove Presbyterian Church Burial Forreston Grove Cemetery Visitation January 25 1980 Burke Tubbs Funeral Home Memorial to church Also Everett Sandrock 81 Walnut Manor Nursing Home died January 23 1990 Perry Memorial Hospital Princeton He operated a Standard Oil Bulk Plant in Ohio and Plano later Standard salesman Retired 1962 Born August 24 1908 Hooppole Married Opal Brown December 30 1939 Tampico Member First Lutheran Church Prophetstown IOOF Lodge Plano Masonic Lodge 428 AF&AM Survived by wife and sister Evelyn Gibson of Prophetstown Funeral January 25 1990 First Lutheran Church Prophetstown Burial Yorktown Cemetery Tampico Visitation January 24 1980 Garland Funeral Home Tampico Masonic service 7 30 p.m Memorials to church}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forreston
V. von Ceil Swalve
W. Grove Road
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Green River
Walnut
Everett C. Sandrock
Walnut Manor Nursing Home
Perry Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Plano
Standard
Hooppole
Fred
Amanda
Olson) Sandrock
Opal Brown
Tampico
First Lutheran Church of
Prophetstown
IOOF
Garland Funeral Home
Cards of thanks for 50th anniversary
Barney and Hilda Jones express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for gifts flowers and cards received for their 50th anniversary. They thank those who shared Our Special Day and say your kindness will be remembered always. God bless you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
Hilda Jones
Bush outlines NATO ties and Panama plans in busy week
President Bush stresses NATO commitments while signaling a shift in Pentagon budgeting toward post Europe events. He previews a second phase of the anti drug strategy, a full budget submission next week, and his State of the Union. He comments on Panama aid and regrets Panamanian civilian deaths. He defends abortion stance as a personal choice. Birthday wishes note two young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Europe
NATO
Panama
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheriff Association
Loefgren
Oregon Council
Lawrence L. Bruckner
Telan
She
Haldane
William and
Vernie (Brantner) Harmon
Edward Swalve
Polo High School
The
Forreston Grove Presbyterian Church
Robert
Jan) Swalve
Fort Hood
Texas
Randall
Susan) Swalve
Bill
Irma) Twait
Ottawa
Bernard
Vera) Bowers
Brookville
Raymond
Vada Mae) Mackey
Polo
Albert
Lucille) Forney
Karl Hepler
Forreston Grove Cemetery
Burke- Tubbs
Everett Sandrock
Bush
Newsweek Magazine
Barbara
Bill Haenitsch
Ralph Johnson
Dixon, Illinois
Brooklyn
Norma Bauer
W. Cherry
Compton
Donna Gilmore
Chicago Rd
Fern Eggers
Merriman Rd
Katherine Hanson
Chestnut St
Bernardine Bores
Ill
Nelson
Ruth Coleman
Nelson Rd
Rock Fails
Mary Ellen Janssen
Main St
Betty Harden
Walker Rd
Shirley Lewallen
Myrtle Weber
Valu-Rite Pharmacies
Valu-Rite
Dixon Pharmacy
Riverview Pharmacy
Ashton Drug and Decker Drug
Mylanta
Palmolive
Kodac
Ac Oise
N. Galena
Ena Mine
Kodak
Ashton CT
Ata
Noxzema
Oia Ay Pharmacy
Mquiry
E. Mason
Rte
Ae Te Eee Rae
Sai
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!