Mount Morris News

Polo and Mount Morris firefighters work Wednesday afternoon at the scene of a crash at Pines and Lowell Park roads, east of Polo.

As the region pauses to celebrate the nation's 233rd birthday Saturday with festivities large and small, let's not forget who makes these special events possible: volunteers.

ROCHELLE – Nothing says freedom like the roar of power boats ... well, maybe not, but it sure sounds like fun! The races on Lake Sule are guaranteed to provide excitement for the entire family.

DEAR ABBY: I am torn about what to do. My sister has five children, all under 18.

OREGON – The committee overseeing the Ogle County Courthouse renovation has given the nod to an Aurora contractor who bid $5.4 million to get the job done.

Mr. and Mrs. Marlow Drayton of 27956 1025 E St., Walnut, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at White Pines Inn Restaurant in Mount Morris on June 13.

Dear Abby: My mother is a wonderful person but is one of the world's worst cooks.

In the wake of last Wednesday night's storms, the National Weather Service dispatched meteorologists to Mt.

Jennifer and Chad Conderman of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 11:57 p.m. on April 15, 2009, at KSB Hospital.

On the front page of the Mount Morris Times of April 16 appeared the headline “Names of war veterans uncovered at courthouse” . Oregon has a bad habit.

BYRON – A former Mount Morris man died Monday when his SUV plunged into the Rock River north of here.

STERLING – Holly Sheley, wife of murder defendant Nicholas Sheley, is in Whiteside County jail for the third time in a little more than a month, this time accused of breaking into a van early Monday morning.

The Illinois National Guard has published an address for anyone wishing to send condolences to the family of Spc.

What kind of people set off roadside bombs in Afghanistan to kill U.S. soldiers? While mourning the death of Spc.

MOUNT MORRIS – The widow of a soldier killed last week in Afghanistan would like him to be remembered as a family man.

OREGON – Rockford sculptor Andrew Langoussis' work, “Solar Reef,” is the winner of this year's Community Art Legacy's sculpture competition.

About twenty-five percent of all babies born in Winnebago County, are born at Crusader Community Health.

MOUNT MORRIS – A fund has been set up for a Mount Morris family of three who are staying with relatives after fire nearly destroyed their home Saturday night.

Three Illinois National Guard soldiers, including one from Mount Morris, died after a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday.

DEAR ABBY: When I was growing up, my parents had a framed poem from your column hanging on our kitchen wall.