OREGON – A leaky roof, old wiring, and an inefficient heating-and-cooling system are just a few of the problems that plague the century-old building that houses the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department.

The problems have become serious enough that a new building is a better solution than repairing the old one, Sheriff Michael Harn said.

“There’s too much to fix. Twenty-three years ago this building was considered a temporary office,” he said. “If it was an easy fix, it would have been fixed a long time ago. It would be more cost-effective now to build a new building.”