Mount Morris News

DEAR ABBY: My 17-year-old niece, "Nicki," was recently diagnosed with an STD. When her mother, my sister-in-law "Cynthia," found out, she was horrified.

MOUNT MORRIS, Ill. : Marcia Frey laid down the law when her daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Nicholas Sheley, moved into her trailer after losing their apartment last month: No alcohol.

Three of four defendants charged in connection with a fire at an Oregon business have pled guilty in federal court over the past two weeks.

July 2, 2008--Nicholas T. Sheley is escorted out of the Granite City police department.

An Ogle County judge has set bond at $1 million for each of the two Mt. Morris residents arrested on drug related charges Wednesday.

“Life is short, and so is this conversation. Goodbye!”

DEAR ABBY: My fiance, "Keith," and I are being married at the end of June. We met at a fraternity party last fall and knew right away we were meant for each other. via The Ashland Daily Tidings

Windows were broken out of a second story apartment complex in Mt. Morris where a 62-year-old man perished early Monday morning. via Rochelle News Leader

“First it was delayed to find the cause and orgin of the fire, they had to agree on that and then they had to look at bidding costs for the cleanup projects and they had to agree on that.”

Oregon, IL- It's been four months since fire destroyed the old Carnation milk plant in Oregon and the mess still hasn't been cleaned up. via WTVO Rockford

“Bill is the full package - humble, dedicated, loyal and hard working", DNR Director Robert Carter, Jr. said. "I'm confident he will approach this task with the same diligence he has given all these years to DNR and our state fisheries programs.”

James receives Presidential appointment BY LIFE STAFF INDIANA - Bill James, Chief Fisheries biologist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and a native of Mt. via Ogle County Life

“I think it's a big decision (to get married)”

Timeline of Sharee Miller's case July 1999: Sharee Miller begins corresponding with Jerry L. Cassaday, a man she met at a Nevada casino. via The Flint Journal

“I think it's a big decision (to get married)”

Sharee Miller, the Mt. Morris Township woman convicted of enticing her Internet lover to kill her husband, is getting hitched again. via News Now - The Flint Journal - MLive.com

“You couldn't have handled the situation any better than they did”

Keep running, no matter what - that's what a 21-year-old Mount Morris man kept telling himself as he fled from the gunman in the Northern Illinois University lecture hall Thursday. via The Daily Gazette

“It's not your staid, old-fashioned painting”

By KENNETH LOWE JG/T-C Springfield Bureau And NATHANIEL WEST, Staff Writer UPDATED 6:15 PM SPRINGFIELD -- The state gave out $700,000 Monday to local organizations across central and southern Illinois wanting ... via Journal-Gazette

“The gift of your presence will be present enough for Dad. However, if you feel you must give something, then a donation to ( ) in his honor would be appreciated.”

DEAR ABBY: I have four beautiful children. I have tried to raise them to appreciate the importance of family and understand that love is the most important thing of all. via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

A former Carmi, Ill., man has been jailed under $500,000 bond in connection with a drug overdose that resulted in the death of a Wayne County, Ill., teenager in October. via Evansville Courier & Press

“The longer you wait, the more risk you run of it not getting there in time”

There may be seven shopping days left until Christmas, but precious fewer mailing days for procrastinating gift-shippers. Millions of last-minute mailers hit post offices across the country Monday to send ... via The Daily Gazette

“But we're very concerned about tonight. We are cautioning drivers to not let their guards down.”

The pounding ice storm two weeks ago, and this week's slushy mess, have kept area public works departments working round the clock. via The Daily Gazette

“It's like having tree trunks in there. They will burn for a while.”

Firefighters and policemen kept a fire watch Wednesday night following a fire that destroyed a century-old Oregon landmark Wednesday. via The Daily Gazette

“With today's soybean prices, every extra bushel per acre means even more to the producer's bottom line.”

Complete test results from the 2007 soybean harvest were released to the public on November 20 at the Illinois Commodity Conference in Bloomington, IL. via Milling Journal

DEAR ABBY: Call me nostalgic, but I miss receiving handwritten personal notes and letters in my daily mail. via The Ashland Daily Tidings