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The run-down pavement and potholes of Greenbrier Road filled with melted snow and sleet after a snowstorm in the North Annie Glidden neighborhood. The city is limiting heavy vehicle travel on multiple roads due to deteriorating road conditions. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

City says weather will limit heavy vehicle travel

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | February 23, 2023

DeKALB – Starting Feb. 27, a seasonal weight limit will restrict vehicles over 8,000 lbs from driving through certain DeKalb roads. The City of DeKalb issued a restriction on oversized vehicles due to freeze-thaw cycles that threaten to severely...

A DeKalb police cruiser.

1 man dead in car accident on Route 23

By Kelly Bauer | January 27, 2014

A local man died following a Sunday night car accident on Route 23, according to a report from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.Patricia J. Fisher, 45, of DeKalb, was driving when she lost control of the car and spun into another lane, according to...

‘They were perfect for each other’: Friends remember Weber, Getzelman

By Shaun Zinck and Melissa Mastrogiovanni | February 23, 2011

Education philosophy instructor Molly Swick remembers when Alexis "Lexi" Weber first walked in her class. "I first met Lexi when she enrolled in my EPFE 201 class during the spring of 2009. I loved her energy and wit from the start," Swick said. "Lexi...