New Dixon mood disorders group planned with IL reach
Telegraph reports a new self-help group for mood disorder sufferers in Dixon affiliated with the Northern Illinois Mood Disorders group begun in Chicago in 1978. Dr. Carl Aagesen of KSB Hospital will lead monthly sessions starting Aug 1 at 7 pm at KSB, offering education, support, and outpatient assistance to help people cope and avoid hospital care.
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Telegraph
Dixon
Northern Illinois
Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Carl Aagesen
KSB Hospital
KSB
Aagesen
Upside Down Flag Stolen From Rochelle Home
Rochelle veteran Maurie J. Plourde reported Wednesday that his upside down flag, flown in distress after the Supreme Court ruling on flag desecration, was cut down and stolen from a pole in front of 1278 Sunnymead. He suspects no one and hopes Congress or a constitutional amendment will protect the flag.
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Rochelle
United States Supreme Court
Maurie J. Plourde
Sunnymead
Plourde
Jury sees murder tape in re trial of Pierce
In Stephenson County Illinois a jury in the Calvin Pierce murder re trial viewed a videotape from the scene showing investigators examining the area and Duncan's body. Witnesses including Duncan's two sons testified about the money loaned to Pierce and the relationships involved. State police technicians identified items from the crime scene including a steak knife, her purse and autopsy slides.
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Clark Kelly
Stephenson County
Calvin Pierce
Earlville
Carrie Duncan
Paw Paw
Freeport
Lee County
Jerry Swope
Duncan
William
Paul
Pierce
Dan Fish
al Williams
Kathy Bennett
Illinois
Phillip Craig
Craig
Gene Henry
The
State Bank of
Watermelon eating at Ogle County 4-H Fair draws cheers
A utensils-free watermelon contest at the Ogle County 4-H Fair in Oregon shows four year old Levi Slagel aided by 12 year old teammates Tim Nutt and Mark Seabold. Carl Dilling of Kings tends a barbecue fire for the Pork Producers Barbeque. The fair runs through today.
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Ogle County
Levi Slagel
Tim Nutt
Mark Seabold
Slagel
Carl Dilling
Kings
Ogle County Pork Producers
Oregon
Dixon council weighs city manager plan amid budget fears
Council members debate creating a central city manager role as an option to improve governance while stressing the city’s current departments function well within fiscal limits. Some fear a new manager may pursue resume‑worthy gains over local needs. Further votes depend on information and resident input.
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Bridgeman
Dixon
Coroner warns of toy danger to infants
Lee County Coroner Richard Schilling cautions parents on squeeze toys posing suffocation risk. CPSC advises avoiding toys under six inches with long handles. infant fatalities linked to similar designs. Also notes rattles with long handles and recalls of animal shaped squeeze toys from years past. A teleaddress error noted for Lee County 4-H Fair advance tickets.
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Telegraph
Lee County
Richard Schilling
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Schilling
GREDCO Growth Tied To Rochelle Industry Shifts
GREDCO's efforts reshaped Rochelle's downtown and industrial life as major food companies like Stokely, War Camp, and Del Monte expanded canning operations in the 1950s drawing migrant workers from Jamaica and Mexico. The rise of Del Monte's Midwest division move left a white collar gap, while Rochelle Cold Storage and a new industrial park boosted redevelopment under leaders Bruehler and Scott.
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Rochelle
Stokely War Camp
del Monte
Mexico
Jamaica
Ken
Sheltons
Midwest
Barron
Gredco
Jim Bruehler
Wal Street Journal
Neil Scott
Rochelle Cold
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