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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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Ads promote sheriff’s budgets Harn: spots aren’t political BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

OREGON – The Ogle County Sheriff’s Department returned a combined $1.3 million to the county by being under its budget the past 2 years. The department

by Ogle County Life, a weekly newspaper. The print ad was placed in Ogle County Life and the the Rochelle News Leader, Sheriff Michael Harn said in an email. They cost $1,008 each. Radio advertisements are also running on at least one radio station. Harn didn’t respond to a separate email requesting information about the radio ads. On Tues-

made the announcement with paid advertisements. Those ads, and their relation to the March 18 primary election, were questioned by a county resident during an Ogle County Board meeting last week, according to a story published

day, Sauk Valley Media submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for information about the radio ads. “I took out the ads because the people in Ogle County are entitled to know that their tax dollars are being spent wisely, not recklessly as portrayed in your newspaper,” Harn said in an earlier email. ADS CONTINUED ON A14

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CARROLL COUNTY

State’s attorney questioned for delay 2012 rival ‘disturbed’ by assistant’s actions, failure to investigate BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

A Harmon Township snowplow received minimal damage during an accident with a Union Pacific train early Tuesday afternoon on Coon Road in rural Lee County.

Plow driver, engineer unhurt Even truck, train take minimal damage in collision BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

ROCK FALLS – No injuries were reported after a Harmon Township snowplow struck a Union Pacific train

Tuesday afternoon east of Rock Falls. Lee County Sheriff John Varga said a call came in around 12:15 p.m. to report the collision between a plow and a train on Coon Road

near Schilpp Road. The crash site is just east of the Lee-Whiteside county line. Varga said the plow driver couldn’t stop on the ice and skidded into the train. There was no damage to

the train and only minimal damage to the plow on the front on the driver’s side. The driver of the plow refused treatment, Varga said, as did the train’s conductor and engineer.

STERLING

Manny’s offers a taste Castro family holds invite-only event, will open to public Friday STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 591

STERLING – Benvenuto, hola, and come on in! Manny’s Pizza & Tacos will open at 11 a.m. Friday in its new digs at 312 Locust St. Tuesday, the Castro family held an invite-only event to show off the place, which is in the former La Mex restaurant downtown. The family did a touch of remod-

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eling, but left the beautiful wood door with the carving of the sun and the warm Mexican decor in place. We dropped by to grab a bit of video, and do a bit of noshing. Go to our Facebook page or to www.saukvalley.com to watch the video. For noshing, you’re on your own, but we highly recommend it. The Castro family also owns and operates Manny’s Pizza, 211 Main St. in Savanna, 815-273-4259, and Manny’s Too, 305 11th Ave. in Fulton, 815-589-2520. Find it on Facebook or go to www.mannyspizza.com for menus and more information.

INDEX

ABBY ................... A8 BUSINESS ......... A15 COMICS ...............B4

Angel Sierra/asierra@saukvalley.com

SVM’s online editor visited Manny’s for a taste test and put together a sneak peek. Visit www.saukvalley.com to check out the decor... and the food.

Hours of operation Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday – 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

CROSSWORD....B14 LIFESTYLE ........... A8 LOTTERY ............. A2

OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 POLICE ................ A2

MOUNT CARROLL – Carroll County State’s Attorney Scott Brinkmeier is not talking these days about his former prosecutor, Hunter Hogan. But he addressed issues surrounding Hogan a couple of years ago when his Republican primary opponent challenged him the subject. He said at the time that he had informed the attorney general about Hogan. On March 9, 2012, Michelle Buckwalter-Schurman, Brinkmeier’s rival for the Republican nomination, brought up Hogan during a Carroll County Republican Women’s lunScott cheon. Brinkmeier An account of the event appeared in the Prairie Advocate, a Lanark-based weekly newspaper, which recently became a sister publication to Sauk ValMichelle ley Media. BuckwalterAccording to Schurman the state, Hogan, who is in his late 30s and recently moved to Cairo, Egypt, pursued a personal relationship with a 19-year-old woman he had prosecuted as a defendant. He also pursued a relationship with a 17-yearold victim in a child pornography case that he prosecuted on behalf of the state, public records say. According to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Hogan’s actions with the 17-year-old girl rose to the level of criminal conduct. ATTORNEY CONTINUED ON A7

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