Judge denies motion over language in Rochelle rape case
Oregon judge denies Hector Losoya bid to suppress taped statements, saying he understood Miranda rights during questioning by Ogle County investigators. Argument ties to four Rochelle men indicted for gang rape. Davila’s suppression ruled granted earlier and appealed. Lionel Losoya pled guilty and received four years. others extradited or being held in Texas.
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Oregon
Ogle County
Hector Losoya
Losoya
Pedro Davila
Lionel Losoya
Willie Walker
Alan W. Cargerman
Cargerman
Dennis Schumacher
Davila
Department of Corrections
Schumacher
Losoyas
Illinois
Brownsville
Texas
Ogle
Rochelle
Walker
Houston
Rochelle region voters face broad candidate slate April 4
Rochelle area voters will select candidates for multiple offices on April 4 including Hillcrest Board of Trustees two and four year terms with incumbents Blaine Hicks Jack Pittman and challengers Gladys Perkins Billy Fry Wade Brewer Bruce Baumgartner. Other races include Flagg Township offices with unopposed supervisor Frank Hewitt and incumbent highway commissioner Jerry Seebach and clerk John Havens.
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Rochelle — Area
Hillcrest Board of Trustees
Blaine Hicks
Gladys Perkins
Billy Fry
Woburn
Wade
Brewer
Bruce C. Baumgartner
Jack B. Pittman
Flagg Township
Frank Hewitt
Jerry Seebach
John Havens
John Bearrows
Ervin Becker
Paul Gilbert
Ron Primrose
Flagg
Annie Boone
Douglas Zuehl
Kenneth Shelton
Donald Burke
Bridge work continues on Route 26 at Peoria and Galena
Telegraph photos by Jerry Pauser show crews advancing on the Route 26 bridge at Peoria and Galena Avenues south of Dixon. IDOT Resident Technician Jim Westervelt says mild weather keeps the project on schedule for a fall completion. Crews finished the bridge deck support system this week.
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Jerry Pauser
Peoria
Galena Avenues
Dixon
IDOT
Jim Westervelt
Catholic Schools Week Observed With Theme Communities With Memories
Telegraph staff writers report Catholic Schools Week runs January 29 to February 4 with activities at St. Anne's Dixon and St. Mary's. Plans include family timeline projects, jeans day, open houses, a Sauk Valley area Mass at Newman Central Catholic High School, student essays, awards, Blue and Gold Day, a student‑faculty volleyball game, Reading Activity Day, and a half day with Mass.
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Telegraph
Dixon
St. Anne's School
St. Mary's School
St. Anne's
America
Sauk Valley
Newman Central Catholic High School
St. Mary's
Newman
Nancy Zinnen
Florida murder trial ends in mistrial over witness question
In Citrus County Florida a mistrial was declared in the case of California man William Frederick Happ charged with abducting raping and murdering Angela Crowley a 21 year old Oregon High School graduate in 1986. The judge blocked a defense witness question about Happ’s prior record ending the trial. a new trial is planned within 90 days. Crowley’s mother and local officials noted delays from extradition and pending DNA results.
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Oregon
Florida
California
William Frederick Happ
Gilroy
Calif
Judy Crowley
Angela Crowley
Florida Barge Canal
Crystal River
Fla
Crowley
Citrus County
Brad King
Happ
Mershon Returns as HOPE Director in Rochelle
Connie Mershon, 47, of Rochelle, is named fulltime Director of Help Offer Protective Environment. She previously served as part time director since 1985 and returns after funding restored. HOPE serves Ogle and northeast Lee counties with 80 women and 38 children aided in six months.
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Rochelle
Connie Mershon
Help Offer Protective Environment
HOPE
Ogle
Lee County
Mershon
Raylene Johnson
Springfield
Ted Tilton
Ogle County
708
United Way
Connie
Tilton
Lee Counties
Lutheran Social Services of
Illinois
Pornography seminar set in Ogle County Courthouse
Oregon The Ogle County State's Attorney's office will hold a two hour seminar Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ogle County Courthouse to review laws on pornography and obscenity. Dennis Schumacher, State's Attorney, will distribute a 10 page packet with filing procedures, court rulings, Illinois statutes, and guidance for businesses on allowable conduct.
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Oregon
Ogle County
Dennis Schumacher
Illinois
Schumacher
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