City council hires outside consultant to evaluate computer system
The council, after a William & Mary Computer Center report, will seek an external evaluation to determine needed upgrades as storage nears capacity on a 14 year old system. Options include adding hard drives or replacing the system to support ESDA and new workloads.
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Polo
William & Mary
City Hall
Mary Mayes
Mayes
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
ESDA
Bud Davis
Davis
William Mayes
Joe Eichholz
Willett Hoffman & Associates
Dixon
Mason Street
Division
Ill
Barber Street
SHARE sign-up for Second Baptist food program
Sign-up for the Second Baptist SHARE food program will be 6 30 to 7 30 p.m. Thursday and 8 30 to 10 30 a.m. Saturday at 501 West Third Street. Food distribution is planned from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday October 21 at the church.
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Second Baptist
West Third St
Franklin Grove to receive about 33000 in state aid
The Village of Franklin Grove expects roughly 33000 in state income tax revenue over the next two years. The board discussed using the funds but made no decisions, asking residents for input. Other actions include updating an abandoned vehicle ordinance, setting trick-or-treat hours, a Halloween party sponsorship, higher garbage rates, and a fence bid for the sewer plant.
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Telegraph
Franklin Grove
Stanley Hann
Maggie White
Hann
White
The
Lion’s Club
One discharged after Jepscor accident at Green River
Lonnie Bannick, discharged from KSB Hospital, and Scott Collin, in serious condition at St. Anthony burn unit, were involved in a Jepscor Metals accident Saturday at Green River Industrial Park. Jepscor, a 30-employee metal reclaiming firm, began in 1984. No official comment available.
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Jepscor
Telegraph
Jepscor Metals, Inc
KSB
St. Anthony Medical Center
Rockford
Lonnie Bannick
Bannick
Scott Collin
Collin
St. Anthony
Green River
Rules of the Road review classes set for three Illinois towns
Traffic safety sessions offer updated rules of the road and exam guidance in Dixon Amboy and Polo during October. Dixon class Oct 18 9 to 11 a.m. at Dixon Senior Center 100 W Second St contact George Holland 284 6797. Amboy class Oct 13 9 to 11 a.m. at Amboy City Hall 227 E Main call 857 3814. Polo class Oct 17 1 30 to 3 30 p.m. call 946 3514 with questions.
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Dixon
Amboy
Polo
Illinois
Dixon Senior Center
Second St
George Holland
Amboy City Hall
E. Main
Dixon man dies in head on crash on Illinois Route 2
A Dixon man Russell Shuck 72 died at the scene when his car crossed the center line and hit a southbound vehicle driven by Mount Morris attorney Robert Hanson 34 on Illinois Route 2 just north of Byron. Hanson was listed in fair condition at Saint Anthony Medical Center. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. witnesses said Shuck appeared ill. Autopsy was planned. The incident remains under investigation.
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Telegraph
Byron
Dixon
Mount Morris
Russell Shuck
Ogle County
Jerry Brooks
Shuck
Robert Hanson
Brooks
Hanson
Robert Personette
Saint Anthony Medical Center
Byron Ambulance
Council Acts on Lot, Park Board Plans, Tax Cut
The council endorses blacktop work for a year as Heritage Square mulls expansion. The Dix on Plan Commission gets a Dixon Park Board request for five soccer fields near Washington School by Meadows. East River Road land is annexed and rezoned for a 60 by 120 foot Quality Cleaning Service building. A special chlorination tax is canceled to qualify for a state grant of about $350,000, down from $35,000 yearly.
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Heritage Square Board
Dixon Plan Commission
Dixon Park Board
Washington School
East River Road
Quality Cleaning Service
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Tim Bivins
Lee County Federation of Police Lodge
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