Walnut school candidates discuss budget and board races
Walnut voters head to the polls as four seats in Grade School District 285 and four in High School District 508 are contested. Incumbents Marc Wilt and James Ganshow seek continued influence on budget planning and potential consolidation, while challengers Sharon Woolson Mary J Hansen and Sharon Van Landuit push for stable finances and improved education. Newcomers Dan McAlvey Karen Olson Brian Smith join the high school race alongside incumbent Leslie Schoff, all urging prudence on spending and support for referendum outcomes.
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Walnut
Marc Wilt
Sharon Woolson
Mary J. Hansen
Wilt
Wrolson
Woolson
Mary Hansen
Hansen
Sandra Kruse
Sharon van Landuit
van Landuit
Dan McAlvey
McAlvey
Karen Olson
Olson
Brian Smith
Smith
Leslie Schoff
Dixon Area United Way to Host Appreciation Dinner
The Dixon Area United Way will hold an Appreciation Dinner on Thursday November 16 at the Brandywine Inn to honor campaign workers. The fund drive ends November 10 after pledges reached 93 percent of the 245000 goal, with Tom Wadsworth and Tom Gascoigne as masters of ceremonies.
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United Way
Dixon Area
Brandywine Inn
Tom Wadsworth
Tom Gascoigne
Schools Debate Merger Implications for Oregon and Mount Morris
District leaders weigh the potential benefits and costs of consolidation. Oregon eyes a better junior high and reorganization to free space, while Mount Morris seeks a clean financial slate and asbestos clearance. The referendum's passage remains pivotal to both, with officials noting possible savings but criticising process pace.
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Davis
Mount Morris
Lovelace
Oregon
Etnyre Middle School
Etnyre
Jefferson Elementary
Polo
Forreston
Byron
Leaf River
Olds
Oregon attorney sues Ogle judges for job bias
Carol Ellerby, former assistant public defender in Seattle, alleges three Ogle County judges and the county public defender denied her a public defender post because she is a woman. She seeks over 1.15 million dollars for damages and fees. Trial opened before an all female three judge panel in U.S. District Court.
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Rockford
UPI
Oregon
Ogle
Carol Ellerby
Seattle
John L. Moore
F. Lawrence Lenz
Alan W. Cargerman
George Fischer
U.S. District Court
Walter D. Brand
Ellerby
Ogle County
Fischer
Public meeting on Swissville street and sewer plans in Dixon
Dixon will host a public information meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday Nov 9 in Jefferson Elementary gym to discuss proposed street and sewer improvements for the Swissville and North Hennepin Avenue areas. Attending will be Coffey Slain Merbach and Willett Hofmann staff. Citizens may learn about plans and timetable and provide comments.
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Dixon
Jefferson Elementary
Marilyn Coffey
Swissville
North
Hennepin Avenue
Coffey
Ed Slain
Karl Merbach
Willett- Hofmann and Associates
Palmyra Avenue
Galena Avenue
Swiss Street
May Court
Carroll Avenue
Merbach
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Rochelle
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Concord Inn
United States
Walgreens
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