Malta News

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Board passed a balanced budget on Wednesday – and avoided a $1.7 million deficit – by transferring nearly the same amount from a special fund into the general fund.

DeKALB – The DeKalb School District is expecting to receive just $274,323 more in revenue in tax dollars next year than what it received this year.

CORTLAND – The DeKalb School Board narrowed the options from five to two as they continued their discussions of how to best utilize space to educate the 6,000 students who attend district schools.

In connection with the release of the movie “Amelia,” there is a renewal of speculation as to what happened to the famous aviatrix in July 1937, when her plane disappeared in the mid-Pacific as she was attempting to be the first female pilot to circle the globe.

Members of the 150th celebration committee at Malta United Methodist Church, from left, Marilyn Berg, Bev Willrett, Pastor Judy Giese and Dorothy Stoddard, look at an artifact from a time capsule.

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments.

Ernest Jordal Jr., 82, of Rochelle, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at Rochelle Gardens in Rochelle.

The wide, open spaces of a golf course served as Pete Leuzinger's backdrop for 31 years as a course superintendent, but now the wide, open spaces of DeKalb County cornfields play that role.

Mary Bauling , of DeKalb, discusses the informational handouts with Russ Fletcher, DeKalb schools community relations director during a special meeting at Cortland Elementary School in regards to the possible closing of a Malta school on Wednesday Oct.

Last updated on 10/27/2009 at 7:52 p.m. The DeKalb Fire Department has determined a malfunctioning electrical heating unit was the cause for the fire that occurred at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway, on Friday night.

Two gazebos that celebrate the history of the Lincoln Highway will be dedicated Tuesday in DeKalb County.

Trustees from the Malta Village Board have passed a resolution asking the DeKalb School Board to consider multiple concerns they have as the school district continues talking about grade reconfiguration.

Bev Willrett wipes the face of her husband Jim an ALS patient, at their home in Malta, Ill., on Thursday Oct.

The DeKalb School District is seeking three volunteers to be members of its Curriculum Council, which is a standing committee of the school board.

Last updated on 10/04/2009 at 9:08 p.m. The Boy Scouts of America held its 7th annual a oeTribute to Heroesa event Thursday at Kishwaukee Community College, 21193 Malta Road in Malta.

SYCAMORE – A Malta man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old relative.

Editor's note: This is the second in a series intended to examine the proposals administrators from the DeKalb School District have given to the school board, which needs to decide how to repurpose the district's facilities.

DeKALB – A community workshop this month will discuss the issues that are contributing to an unusually high infant mortality rate in the U.S. The U.S. ranks 29th in the world for infant mortality rates, and that is an all-time low, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services' Office of Community Health and Prevention.

Yvonne Johnson, of Sycamore, receives her award for her work in education during the Tribute to Heroes presentation at Kishwuakee College in Malta, on Thursday.

Jennifer Taylor, 30, is a clerk at Gibson's General Store in Lyndon, and also cleans houses and businesses.