Forreston News

Leonard E. Storm, chair and professor of physics, grew up in Windsor, Ill. He enjoyed high school physics, and did well enough to earn a scholarship to Eastern, he said.

DEKALB – Area residents have an opportunity to purchase some quality-crafted items for their loved ones this holiday season.

FORRESTON – There will be an American Red Cross blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, 402 S. First Ave.

MOUNT MORRIS – A free community Christmas concert, sponsored by three Mount Morris churches, is planned for 3 p.m. Dec.

FORRESTON –The annual 2-day Christmas in the Country event kicks off Dec.

OREGON – Nearly 20 full- and part-time workers will be laid off in the wake of the Ogle County budget passed unanimously Tuesday night, Sheriff Greg Beitel said.

POLO – Two teenage girls suffered minor injuries Wednesday afternoon when their car slid off the road and into a cornfield.

OREGON – Forreston Village President and veteran Ogle County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Harn wants his boss' job.

FORRESTON – Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church will mark its 150th anniversary Sunday with an all-day celebration that includes a sesquicentennial worship service, dinner, music and a program.

When: Today Where: Galena Golf Course Teams: Dakota, East Dubuque, Eastland, Forreston, Freeport Aquin, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Pearl City, Polo, River Ridge, Stockton, West Carroll, Warren Player to watch: Augie Forster, PoloSFlbAdvancement: Top two teams and eight players not on those teams advance to the Aledo Sectional on Monday.

Ogle County Board members butted heads this week over a proposal to use landfill host fees to help balance the budget, but eventually approved the measure by a 18-5 vote.

OREGON – Ogle County officials painted a bleak picture Tuesday of the county's financial outlook for at least the next year and a half.

Illinois Farm Service Agency Acting State Executive Director Charles Chadwell stated that the 2008 Farm Bill reauthorized the Farm Service Agency's Farm Storage Facility Loan Program .

OREGON – All but two of 15 Ogle County residents indicted earlier this month on felony drug charges have been arrested, Ogle County Sheriff Greg Beitel said.