By Christopher Johnson REPORTER The 2021 regular season schedule welcomed it first official action on Thursday, Aug. 12, as the Byron Tigers joined together with their Lady Tigers partners in a 4 p.m. tee-off into the regular fall season. Two days later Byron and nearby neighbor Stillman Valley shared some […]
Job reduction notifications to affected employees will be next step in shutting down the plants this fall Exelon Generation, owner and operator of the Byron and Dresden nuclear energy facilities, will file Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Reports (PSDARs) today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, detailing long-term site restoration plans for both […]
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a field day that is the first of a series of field days that will occur across the state over the next few years. The field day will take place on Aug. 19 in Ogle County from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This series of […]
Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris is hosting a free concert for the greater Mt. Morris community on Aug. 14. Popular local blue grass band, Grass Attack, will perform 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warren Reckmeyer bandshell on the campus in Mt. Morris. Food will be available 6 to […]
Ogle County’s 302 4-H club members in 14 clubs will showcase approximately 615 4-H project exhibits and 750 project animals during the 2021 Ogle County Fair, Oregon, July 28–Aug. 1. 4-H Fairs are held nationally to allow youth the opportunity to exhibit projects that have resulted from in-depth yearlong […]
Featured vendor of the Byron Sunshine Park Farmer’s Market is Clarene Moser from Byron. Other than her highly sought after baked goods, Clarene also makes beautiful hand-crafted knit and crochet items. You can call or text her for special orders at 815-289-1434. See more photos of market vendors on […]
The Ogle County Fair announced that it will return this year and released the schedule of events. Wednesday, July 28 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Commercial Tent Open 3 to 6 p.m. Junior Swine Checktoin & Weightoin 3 to 9 p.m. Exhibit Building Open to Public 5 to 9 p.m. […]
ByronFest, one of the finest family festivals in Northern Illinois, is held annually during the second full weekend in July. 2021’s festival is scheduled for July 9, 10, and 11, with a GospelFest kick-off on July 8 at Generations at Neighbors. The festival is located in Byron’s downtown area. Additional […]
In 2019 a committee of Byron community members representing Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions Club, Boy Scouts, the Byron Township and American Legion formed to renovate the Byron Cemetery Veterans Memorial at 405 E. Fifth St. Unfortunately, the pandemic halted progress through 2020, but we are pleased to be moving forward. We […]