Windmill tower separates from trailer in Forreston
Posted: Tuesday, Sep 7th, 2010
FORRESTON -- On Sept. 1 at 7:07 p.m., Ogle County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call of an accident on IL Route 26 just north of Lanark Road, approximately one mile south of Forreston.
At the location, deputies observed that a trailer containing a windmill tower base had disconnected from the semi tractor pulling it and rolled over, ...more

Windmill tower separates from trailer in Forreston
Posted: Friday, Sep 3rd, 2010
FORRESTON -- On Sept. 1 at 7:07 p.m., Ogle County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call of an accident on IL Route 26 just north of Lanark Road, approximately one mile south of Forreston.
At the location, deputies observed that a trailer containing a windmill tower base had disconnected from the semi tractor pulling it and rolled over, ...more

FEMA to assess county flood damage
Posted: Friday, Aug 27th, 2010
OREGON -- Ogle County Sheriff Greg Beitel announced that beginning Thursday, Aug. 26, FEMA workers will be in Ogle County to conduct assessments and interviews as a result of the July flooding. They will be in the affected areas contacting businesses, churches and the like to try to reach as many area residents as possible who were affected by ...more

Public attends courthouse re-dedication
Posted: Friday, Aug 27th, 2010


OREGON -- Ogle County Board Chairman Ed Rice welcomed everyone on Friday to the re-dedication of the newly-renovated Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon. The dedication was the result of a decade of planning and remodeling that began in 2007.
Beth Baker Simeone spoke on the history of the pews and lectern that were chosen from the Washington ...more