Halloween parade draws 500 marchers in Dixon
Dixon’s Halloween parade drew about 500 participants including 350 children and 150 adults. McGruff the Crime Dog led the route from Haymarket Square to Dixon High School as the Madison Junior High School Band played. Lions Club and Chamber sponsors provided candy and prizes across four age groups with many animal and pop culture costumes.
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Bunnies
Oscar the Grouch
Dixon
Haymarket Square
Third Street
Peoria Avenue
Dixon High School
McGruff
Madison Junior High
Mark Groves
Dixon Noon Lions Club
Dixon Area
Kristen Zinke
Nicholas Gabany
Sean Johnson
Brandon Reuter
Emile Johnson
Angie Baker
Michael Moore
Emilly Harrison
Adam Johnson
Kevin
Jenna Pleskovitch
Nicole Fordham
Matt Shuck
Quincy Egert
Simeon Dieterle
Kelly Durain
Groves
Nice
Fields burn as dry spell sparks multiple fires in area
Dixon Rural Fire Department reports four field fires in standing corn amid dry weather and ongoing harvest. One fire at 1574 Nachusa Road destroyed about 20 acres of corn in an 80 acre field, with total losses near $6,000. Firefighters from Franklin Grove, Nachusa and Grand Detour aided, and no injuries or nearby buildings affected. Fire chief Gene Donoho urges caution, suggests keeping a tractor with a disc handy to create firebreaks, and notes rains expected to dampen fields.
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Telegraph
Dixon Rural Fire Department
Gene Donoho
Nachusa Road
Larry Crawford
Donoho
Franklin Grove
Nachusa
Woman charged after chase injures trooper in Illinois incident
A Silver Lake Wisconsin woman, Janet Best, 42, is jailed in Dixon on multiple charges after her car struck an Illinois State Police squad on Route 30 and Inlet Road. Trooper Michael Hooks and Best were hurt. both treated and released from KSB Hospital. Best’s vehicle was later forced off the road by Deputy Tom Lehman. she faces aggravated fleeing, DUI, reckless driving, stop sign violations, and leaving the scene. Best to appear in Lee County Circuit Court this afternoon.
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Silver Lake
Wis
Lee County
Dixon
Illinois
U.S. Route 30
Inlet Road
Janet Best
Lee County Sheriff's Department
Michael Hooks
Sterling
Best
ISP
Tom Lehman
Bivins
Hooks
KSB Hospital
Amboy Fire Department
Lehman
Oregon shines in Iowa Tests of Basic Skills results
Oregon schools report strong Iowa Test results for grades 2 through 8 with composite percentiles near or above the 70s and higher. Superintendent Dr. Lovelace says results exceed the 50th percentile nationwide and show clear learning gains across vocabulary reading spelling language usage and mathematics.
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Oregon
Iowa
R.D. Lovelace
McGruff to Help Hand Out Halloween Bags at Library
McGruff the Crime Dog, with Lee County Sheriff's Department help, will distribute bags of treats to children from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Dixon Public Library parking lot. Each bag includes coloring books brochures and snacks inviting all trick or treaters to visit.
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McGruff
Dixon Public Library
Lee County Sheriff’s Department
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