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Governor-elect Rauner makes stop in Byron on ‘Ready to Work Tour”

Governor-elect Rauner makes stop in Byron on ‘Ready to Work Tour”

By Doug Schroder Editor  BYRON – Days before he was set to take office, Republican Governor-elect Bruce Rauner flew into several of Illinois’ smaller and midsized communities on Friday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 10. Rauner’s team dubbed it the “Ready to Work Tour.” He started the two-day tour with […]

 
 

High School FFA groups participating in county wide Christmas tree collection

OGLE COUNTY – Local high school Future Farmers of America groups will be volunteering their time on Saturday, Jan. 10 to collect Christmas trees. The trees will be picked up at the curb and taken to a local chipping site where they will be chipped into mulch. Trees, with all […]

 
 

Meridian CUSD 223 Board of Education approves tax levy

STILLMAN VALLEY – At the December Meridian CUSD 223 Board of Education meeting the tax levy for next year was approved unanimously. Prior to the adoption of the levy, two presentations had been given at different public meetings and a voice-over PowerPoint presentation was made available to the public via […]

 
 

Stillman Bank announces winners of Christmas coloring contest

Stillman Bank announces winners of Christmas coloring contest

BYRON – Stillman Bank recently held their annual  Christmas Coloring Contest for kids up to 10 years old.  This year’s picture was a gingerbread man and the winners received their very own gingerbread house kit.  Congratulations to the winners! For ages 5 and under, the winners were:  Aubrey Emery (Byron), […]

 
 

Byron C.U.S.D. No. 226 Accepting Applications for Hall of Fame Committee

The Byron C.U.S.D. No. 226 Hall of Fame has two vacancies for the Hall of Fame Committee, beginning in 2015. The Hall of Fame committee is responsible for selecting Hall of Fame Inductees from nominations submitted. The committee is comprised of the Byron High School (BHS) Activities Director, four adults […]

 
 

University of Illinois Extension sprouts new crop of Master Gardener interns

University of Illinois Extension sprouts new crop of Master Gardener interns

OGLE COUNTY – Eight new Master Gardener interns are on the job in Ogle County. On Nov. 21, University of Illinois Extension graduated 18 area volunteers from their Master Gardener training program. University of Illinois Extension’s Master Gardener program is an educational volunteer training program. Volunteers attended 11 training sessions […]

 
 
 
 
 
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