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About 50 volunteers donned Rock River Sweep T-shirts and gloves June 27, picking up trash along the river from Carnation Park, north to the Paddlewheel Inn.

In an effort to provide up to date information on scams, new releases, and current activity within the City of Oregon. The Oregon Police Department has joined the popular social networking site Twitter.

So the strawberries are ripe and July Fourth is upon us at the same time – what fun!

About 50 volunteers donned Rock River Sweep T-shirts and gloves June 27, picking up trash along the river from Carnation Park, north to the Paddlewheel Inn.

In an effort to provide up to date information on scams, new releases, and current activity within the City of Oregon. The Oregon Police Department has joined the popular social networking site Twitter.

So the strawberries are ripe and July Fourth is upon us at the same time – what fun!

Army helicopter pilot Bill Heilman of Hooks, Texas, exchanges stories with local veterans at Veterans Park, during a visit to Dixon.

Multi-media slideshow of Sheley coverage.

It’s been a long time coming. It has been happening slowly. But vegetables have finally come into their own.

Curtis Cook, Ogle County Engineer, explains how teams repair and bandage rain-battered roads, some at work around the clock.

Julie Streadwick, a home owner near White Pines State Park, talks about what happened to her property during the flash flood. Pine Creek rose from its banks and came across Pines Road into her yard.

Emergency workers rescued thirty campers from the campground following heavy rain and sweeping current.

Video of the recent flooding in the area.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued an advisory warning the public not to eat fish caught on the Rock River between Grand Detour, north of Dixon in Ogle County, and the lower dam in Sterling, in Whiteside County.

Roughly 50 demonstrators protested Tuesday outside of state Rep. Jerry Mitchell’s office.

About 250 people then crammed into the YWCA’s auditorium for a “Save Our Services” rally organized by the Whiteside County Healthier Communities Partnership to encourage state lawmakers to reconsider cuts in human services.

Presenting the 2009 Little Miss & Little Mister at the German Valley Pageant.

Perfect summer weather helped bring a record crowd to Leaf River Summer Daze. Highlights among the events were a tractor pull, race car simulator, firefighter water competition, and a Hooters wing eating competition.

Serves 8 - Prep: 20 minutes - Cook: 5 hours

Work on the new 6,000-square-foot Happy Tails Humane Society animal shelter east of Rock Falls is under way.

How about some sweet stuff this week? A few easy recipes, a few healthy fun snacks for the kids who are out of school and always hungry ... many of which can be made by the kids.

A Rock Falls barber and his mother cut their hair to donate to Locks of Love. This was their first major haircut in 7 years.

Here is the Sauk Valley Newspapers' tribute to the Class of 2009 with clips from the area's high school graduations.

Firefighters and emergency workers respond to an apartment fire on 700 E Washington St, Oregon, IL.

The win gives Oregon its first boys track team state championship.

Bring on the salads. Salads are no longer lettuce and tomatoes.