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Due to the shelter in place order issued by the state of Illinois, the Byron Public Library is completely closed until further notice. Due dates have been extended by our library system so there is no need to worry about late fees! Practice social distancing and stay safe, everyone! Be […]
The Ogle County 4-H Federation hosted its annual 4-H Penny Carnival at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon on March 7. Penny Carnival is much like a fun fair, but features games dreamed up and designed by the 4-H clubs in the county. Twelve of the counties 14 clubs participated, dreaming […]
The Byron Women’s Club has named Kathy Johnson as its 2019 Woman of the Year. Kathy is a “quiet server,” called from the beginning, she started her career as a nurse and expanded into many areas of leadership in the medical field. She and her husband, Dave of 49 years, […]
Renee Gehrke was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Diversified Agriculture. Renee is a member of the Byron FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association FFA. Illinois FFA recognizes students in 50 different areas based on their work-based learning, also known as Supervised Agricultural Experiences or SAE. FFA members […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER At the start of each season there are a lot of hopes shared by a lot of student athletes about what could be waiting before the late February games arrive. For Stillman Valley High School’s boys’ basketball team, it was understood that no matter what happened […]
The Byron Forest Preserve District will be hosting the fourth of their 2020 Winter Lecture Series Life through the Lens of Kodak: The History of Personal Photography on Sunday, March 1 starting at 2 p.m. at the Jarrett Prairie Center Museum located at 7993 North River Road in Byron. Chicago actor […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER At a recent Byron City Council meeting, Mayor John Rickard reported that improvements on a main highway would be underway, shortly after the entire process was announced and bids for services were provided for full approval of the Aldermen. The city’s top executive said work on […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The win by the Winnebago Lady Indians over the Byron Lady Tigers on Thursday, Feb. 6, 55-51, dropped Byron to 6-4 in the Big Northern. It didn’t help Winnebago, in the overall conference chase picture though. The Lady Indians improved to 8-2 in the Big Northern […]
Stillman Fire had a great visitor last week. With permission from the family, I want to share this story. A few months ago, Stillman Fire was dispatched for a man down. A neighbor saw Rick out mowing and when she looked back over, she saw Rick on the ground. A […]
Local cast brings to the stage a poignant, Tony-award winning play by Kenneth Lonergan. Byron Civic Theatre (BCT) in Byron, Ill., continues its 25th season this month with The Waverly Gallery, a play written by Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan. The Waverly Gallery is about the final years of Gladys, […]
