The turnout may have not been big on Tuesday, but area voters voiced their opinions on a number of issues. Several communities got change in leadership while area residents do not want any more taxes.
30 percent of registered voters went to the polls yesterday in Ogle and Lee Counties while the number in DeKalb County was 22 percent.
Your winners yesterday included
**Byron: Mayor Christopher Millard
**Mt. Morris Village President Dan Elsasser
**Stillman Valley: Village President: Becky Waltrip
Trustees: Michael Musso and Stephen McMammond
**Creston: Village President: Tom Byro
Trustees: Curt Ward, Scott Garrison, Lynda Gould
**Davis Junction: Village President: Ken Diehl
**Polo: Mayor: Doug Knapp
**Rochelle: Council: Dan McDermott, Kathy Hollonbeck, Dave Eckhardt
**Hillcrest: Trustees: David Long, Randy Salsbury, Jim McMullin
**Steward: Village President: James Bratko
**Franklin Grove: Village President: David Atkinson
**Amboy: Mayor: Tom Nauman
**Ashton: Village Trustees: Tommy Balch, Susan Larson, Kevin O'Dell
**DeKalb: Mayor: John Rey
**Township Supervisors: Grand Detour: Francis Drew
Lafayette: Clifford Jones
Marion: Bryan Vandiver
White Rock: Thomas Smith
**Highway Commissioners: Eagle Point: Thomas McKinley
Forreston: Robert Bowers
Leaf River: Anthony Peterson
Lynnville: Richard Drendel
Marion: Brian Johnson
Rockvale: Timothy Wiltfang
**Flagg-Rochelle Park District: Commissioner: Roger Bunger, Michelle Pease, Brent Carmichael
**Byron Park District: Commissioner Scott Jeffrey
**Rochelle Elementary School District: Shirley Reif, Jean Tess, David Casey, Trisha Vaughn
**Rochelle Township High School: Bill Ravnaas, Brent Tracy, Tom Huddleston, Bob Walsh
**Meridian School District: Cindy Piros-Raimer, Marsha Welden, Tim DeVries,
Kevin Glendenning
**Oregon School District: Bryan Wills, Bruce Obendorf, Corey Buck, Edward Smith
**AFC School District: Chad Murphy, Michael Gittleson, David Meurer
Issues on the Ballot
Ogle County retailers occupation tax: NO 65% Yes 35%
Lee County retailers occupation tax: NO 73% Yes 27%
Oregon Public Library tax rate increase NO 63% Yes 37%
Oregon Public Library Bond Proposition NO 58% Yes 42% (For a new Library)
Meridian School District referendum: NO 63% Yes 37%
Ogle County Electrical Aggregation: YES 56% NO 44%
Ogle County Concealed Carry: Yes 70% NO 30%
