Rochelle-A series of fire slashings ends in two arrests
Police Chief Winston Brass announced two 14 year old Rochelle juveniles were arrested after seven reports of slashings on School Avenue and Kelly Drive. Police say $500 in damage occurred. the youths were charged with criminal damage to property and turned over to their parents, with juvenile court appearances scheduled.
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Debbie Dewey
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Kelly Drive
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Telegraph nets two awards in IPA contest
The Dixon Telegraph, part of the B.F. Shaw Newspapers chain, won two awards in the Illinois Press Association contest. It earned a second place in the Class E Division special section for Ronald Reagan: An American Legend dated January 20, 1989. The section praised Reagan’s life from Dixon to Hollywood to the White House. The Telegraph also received an honorable mention for a Clark Kelly column.
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B.F. Shaw Newspapers
Illinois Press Association
Dixon Telegraph
Shaw Chain
Ronald Reagan
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Hollywood
White House
California Press Association
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William Shaw
Park board approves wall raise and budget actions
The Dixon Park District Board votes to raise an 210 foot section of the north Rock River wall by 18 inches to improve appearance and reduce erosion. Eric Helander bids 5300 for the job but cannot start this year. The board also approves a 312508 tax levy and a 527000 budget for 1989 90, and advances plans for a memory tree program and a possible skateboard area study.
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Jane Sheaffer
Mike Venier
Sheaffer
Deb Osmer
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Dixon’s
Jim Lillyman
Dave Zinnen
Ann Arbor
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Bob Sawyer
John Dixon Park
Lowell Park
Dixon National Bank
Duane Miller
Nancy Zinnen
Page Park
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Mendota Community Hospital
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Northland Mall
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