Kirk Hudson Named Correctional Officer of the Year at DCC
Kirk Hudson of Dixon was chosen as Dixon Correctional Center Correctional Officer of the Year and nominated for State Officer of the Year. A Dixon High School graduate, he began at DCC in 1983, earned Employee of the Month in January 1989, and received a $50 award plus a letter from the Illinois corrections chief.
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Kirk Hudson
Dixon Correctional Center
DCC
Hudson
Dixon High School
Dixon
Richard Gramley
Michael P. Lane
Illinois Department of Corrections
Lane
Rod Emmons
Pontiac
James Thompson
Illinois
Jury selection begins Monday in Bennett murder trial
Jury to be chosen in Carroll County then bused to Dix for trial of Kathy Joanne Bennett, 25, Earlville, on seven counts of first degree murder in the November death of Carrie Duncan, 80, Paw Paw. Trial expected five to seven days with about 45 witnesses. Bennett and boyfriend Calvin Pierce, 31, Earlville, were arrested after Duncan was found beaten and stabbed. Pierce faces up to natural life and is not expected to testify in Bennett case.
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Earlville
Carrie Duncan
Paw Paw
Mount Carroll
Lee County
Thomas Hornsby
Kathy Joanne Bennett
Carroll County
Dixon
Pierce
Bennett
Duncan
Calvin Pierce
Angling Road
Daniel Fish
S. Lee County
Dan Fish
Rolfe Ehrmann
Hornsby
Rochelle fire may be arson in two-building blaze
Rochelle fire officials say a 7,000 dollar lumber pile fire at J H Patterson Co on Washington Street early today likely was arson. Firefighters from Rochelle arrived at 2 42 a m and the flames spread to nearby buildings with no injuries reported.
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Rochelle
J.H. Patterson Company
Washington Street
Tom McDermott
Lee nursing home opens house with Carter Wing tour
Area residents are invited to LC NH in Lee County for an open house Saturday from 2 to 4 p m marking the start of Illinois Nursing Home Week The newly named Carter Wing houses occupational therapy rooms and other programs Residents families and staff will tour rooms view a resident produced welcome video and see equipment demonstrations A mini bazaar featuring crafts by residents will benefit more supplies Refreshments will be served
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Lee County Nursing Home
LCNH
Illinois Nursing Home
Elsie Carter
Public Building Commission
John Edmunds
Edmunds
Carter
Walnut Grade School Restores Some Posts After April Referendum
Walnut Grade School Board votes to reinstate several teachers Lois Behrens Wanda Drayton and Kathy Haurberg and offers Celeste Faber a 7 8s music post Aide Linda Carr is rehired Superintendent John Anderson notes full time equivalents will be 20 1 down from 24 2 last year Despite nearly 9000 in cuts remaining in secretarial bookkeeping cook and library aide hours the district plans an activity fee up to 70 per family and may offer all day kindergarten decisions set for May 15 plus plans to invite kindergarten parents to learn more
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Walnut Grade School Board of Education
Lois Behrens
Wanda Drayton
Kathy Haurberg
Celeste Faber
Linda Carr
John Anderson
Cook
Anderson
Special Education Department
Oregon Bible College buildings sale offer falls through
An unsolicited bid by Responsible Peer Programs to buy Oregon Bible College buildings failed after contingencies could not be met. Sue Wittman said no offer remains in place. President David Krogh noted the college had not advertised the buildings and relocation is projected for summer 1990.
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Oregon
Oregon Bible College
Sue Wittman
Rockford
David Krogh
Bible College
Krogh
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Gramley
Mt. Carroll
Roll County
Ehrmann
Automotive Consultants, Inc
N. Galena Avenue
Ill
Fung Ming’s
VISA
1St Ave
Sterling, Ill
Lee Nursing Home
Telegraph
Walnut Grade School
Starr
Bible Building
Lawrence L. Buckner
LAW Clinic
Ckeer Air
Carl Aagesen
KSB Hospital
KSB
Dial
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