Alexa Zoellner

On May 6, Polo City Council members unanimously voted to hire Jamie Nielsen as the new deputy city clerk at a rate of $21 per hour. Nielsen’s start date is yet to be determined.

Dixon Park District selects name as renovation plans proceed DIXON – Larry and Louise Reed have loved sports for a long time.

Despite its prevalence, only 47% of adults and 51% of youths with mental illness get treatment each year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness reports. Additionally, the average delay between the onset of mental illness symptoms and the start of treatment is 11 years.

MT. MORRIS — West Lowell Park Road is closed from the Mt. Morris city limits to the intersection with North Moose Road after a vehicle hit a telephone pole and gas main.

The first of a trio of 5Ks benefiting the National Alliance on Mental Illinois Sauk Area and Florissa is set for Saturday, May 18. The Run for Brain Health 5K, the Florissa Family 5K and Fun Run and the NAMI Sauk Area 5K make up the Hope Series 5K: End the Stigma.

Amenities for the proposed travel center include gas stations, electric vehicle charging stations, a restaurant, convenience store and short-term overnight parking for long-haul truckers.

STERLING — Woodlawn Arts Academy's summer art exhibit featuring three traveling exhibits through Family Diversity Projects opens Friday, May 17.

One-vehicle crash sent Mt. Morris man to a Rockford hospital, closed road for several hours

West Pines Road is closed from 10th Street in Oregon to South Gale Road outside the city limits after a semitruck overturned Thursday afternoon. Extrication efforts to remove the driver from the upside-down vehicle were underway as of 1:15 p.m., Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

MT. MORRIS – A 55-year-old Mt. Morris man is charged with possession and delivery of methamphetamine following an investigation by the Mt. Morris Police Department.