Harmon News

Hubert J. Burgess, 84, of Princeton, and formerly of Dixon, died Thursday Nov. 5, 2009, at Colonial Hall Care Center in Princeton.

This is addressed to the Lee County Highway Department and its bosses. It has taken me a while to try to get through all the red tape, but here goes.

Charles H. Austin III, 20, of Rock Falls; 2:37 a.m. Thursday at Bacon and Blackstone streets; Ogle County warrant, Whiteside County warrant – driving with a suspended driver's license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating a vehicle with an expired registration; taken to Lee County Jail.

Sometime in the late evening hours of Friday night, burglars broke into two Princeton car dealerships and stole tools valued up to $150,000. Princeton Police Chief Tom Root said his department received a telephone call at 1:30 a.m. Saturday from Harold Ziegler, service manager at Piehl Chevrolet, located at 1402 W. Main St.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation for all who have contributed and assisted Harmon Fire Department.

HARMON – As a new fire chief scrambles to resuscitate this village's comatose ambulance service, a growing contingent of residents is seeking to wrest control of the volunteer fire department from the village board.

A Dixon man has been cited with failing to yield in a crash that killed a Rock Falls motorcyclist Sunday, the Lee County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday.

HARMON – A Rock Falls man died Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a pickup at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Harmon Road, the Lee County Sheriff's Department said Monday.

The Ladd Community Improvement Association is seeking vendors for a farmer's market to be held in the city park each Saturday during late spring, summer and fall.

Dixon Police Blair M. McCaffrey, 22, of Amboy; 1:15 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Seventh Street; driving under the influence, resisting/obstructing a peace officer, speeding; given notice to appear in court.

The Princeton Moose Lodge will host a Jimmy Buffett night beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday.