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Walls May Need Attention at the Winnebago County Jail
The Winnebago County Jail is in its seventh year of existence. It replaced a jail with a number of issues that have since been resolved and turned into an apartment complex in downtown Forest City. The current jail on the other hand is experiencing typical and very minor structural issues which are being addressed before they become problematic. Winnebago County Sheriff Steve Hepperly described what he is seeing.
Area Schools Deal With New State Truancy Laws
There are new laws on the books that deal with a growing problem of truancy. The hope is to keep students in school and engaged in the subject material. Area schools continue to try and curb the problem, but according to Forest City Community Schools Superintendent Darwin Lehmann, his district also has a few truancy issues.
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