Oregon and Mount Morris School Consolidation Debate Draws 75 Voters
At a Mt. Morris Oregon consolidation meeting more than 75 people pressed questions about tax increases school capacity transportation and board composition. The Oregon Board of Education president said only the referendum on Nov 7 asks for consolidation with many decisions pending until the new board takes office in July if approved.
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Mohawks name surfacing in Oregon Mount Morris consolidation
Mount Morris and Oregon face a proposed merger creating cooperative teams and a consolidated school board. Residents worry about tax increases, bus time, and loss of local control while citing curriculum gains and enrollment limits as the two districts weigh consolidation. The debate centers on who would govern and how duties would be shared, with many questions unresolved as voters approach election day.
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Lee County Democrats line up candidates for March primaries
Lee County Democratic Party Chair David Considine said the party will field several candidates in the March primaries but declined to name them. Incumbent Treasurer Sharon A. Thompson is circulating petitions for re election and spoke of a county budget totaling about 9 million with 21 million in tax funds collected. The meeting drew about 40 attendees at the Double R Diner with a next gathering planned for November 16 in Amboy.
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Creation seminar changed by Telegraph staff writers
ROCKFORD The free seminar “In the Beginning” features retired Air Force Colonel Dr. Walt Brown Ph D and will run 2 30 to 9 30 p m Sunday at First Assembly of God Church 5950 Spring Creek Road Rockford Call 815 877 8000 for details Brown a West Point graduate MIT Ph D former Chief of Science at the Air War College and former director at Benet Research will discuss creation and evolution in a multi media presentation How Big is God Brown directs the Center for Scientific Creation in Phoenix Arizona
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Navy Jazz Band Concert at Dixon Theatre
The United States Navy Jazz Band Commodores will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Dixon Theatre. Sponsoring group Dixon Branch of United States Concert Corporation, tickets are free but require advance pickup in the Dixon National Bank lobby Saturday morning. Proceeds aid the Dixon Theatre Renovation and Dixon High School music scholarships.
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