Dixon News

Note to readers: This is the second in a series of Sauk Valley Newspapers articles on some of the World War II veterans who are going to Washington, D.C., Nov.

Bert Lee Olson, 37, of the 300 Block of North Ottawa Avenue in Dixon, Ill., was in critical but stable condition at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Monday morning following a crash that occurred Sunday at 11 p.m. At 11 p.m. on Sunday, a passing motorist who was westbound on Route 56 east of Route 47 reported seeing a pickup truck off the road.

DIXON – The Crystal Cork Art Quarterly will present its sixth quarterly show, “Her World,” featuring watercolor paintings by Illinois Watercolor Society Signature member Judy Dixon.

Douglas R. Mossholder, 46, of Dixon; 7:05 am. Thursday in the 300 block of East Second Street; stalking – two counts; taken to Lee County Jail.

Elvira Muraira, 39, of Dixon; 7:38 a.m. Saturday; speeding, expired registration, DeKalb County warrant – failure to appear – theft; given notice to appear in court.

DIXON – A 65-year-old Sterling man was killed early Monday when his motorcycle hit a deer on I-88 between Sterling and Dixon.

On Sept. 22 and 23, 93 fourth- through sixth-graders from Lee, Ogle, and Stephenson counties attended University of Illinois Extension's 4-H Health Jam, at Camp White Eagle, Leaf River and KSB Hospital, Dixon.

The police report does not include every crime in a community. In some cases, no police report is filed, and sometimes police withhold information on pending investigations.

Lee County Health Department Thursday received its first large shipment of H1N1 injectable vaccine – 3,000 doses – and will offer a walk-in clinic Saturday for those most at risk.

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation doesn't plan to lower the speed limit on state Route 2 in front of Sauk Valley Community College.

DIXON – On March 30, 1981, Tim McCarthy became the second agent in Secret Service history to take a bullet while protecting the president.

STERLING – The Battle of the Bands, which raises money for the Sterling Municipal Band's trip to Washington, D.C. next year, begins at 6 tonight at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

DIXON – Eric Lemons had sex with Kaylyn Gideon while her roommate lay dead on the floor nearby, say Lee County prosecutors, who want to introduce that as evidence in his first-degree murder trial.

DIXON – Dixon Police say they are cracking down on drugs, one dealer at a time.

AMBOY – A longtime dog breeder, convicted 3 years ago of animal cruelty, now faces felony charges after Lee County Animal Control discovered several dogs in poor condition on her rural Amboy property.

DIXON – Report cards are in, and Dixon again didn't make the grade. Both the high school and the middle school, as well as the district as a whole, fell short of the testing achievements set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

DIXON – Chicago's legendary comedy troupe, The Second City, will appear at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Dixon Police Donald R. Arjes Jr., 43, of Rochelle; 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of North Galena Ave.; no valid driver's license – expired more than 1 year.

DIXON – Without discussion, the Lee County Board Tuesday denied a special-use permit for Mark and Brian Davis' College Station student housing project, which the brothers wanted to build at the former Reagan Inn and Suites on Brandywine Lane.

Dixon Police Brittany M. Rice, 20, of Dixon; Friday in the 400 block of Everett Street; warrant – forgery; taken to Lee County Jail.