On this episode of Talk Line, Brandon Clark talks with Greg Gates and Steve Davis of Reagan Mass Transit District about Whiteside County’s upcoming annexation, the Fare Free Fourth Friday program, and the district’s upcoming June golf outing.

Owen Mandrell plans to attend Sauk Valley Community College for two years and to eventually transfer to a 4-year university.

With an opening day on the horizon, contractors, city officials and Riverfront Commission members continue to iron out wrinkles with Northwestern Steel and Wire Park.

Youths ages 14 to 18 can register for the 4-H ServSafe Manager Certification Course. The course teaches food safety principles, proper food handling and sanitation, food-borne illness prevention and leadership in food service environments.

Aidan Brown, a Dixon High School senior, plans to attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to study mechanical engineering with a minor in business, and hopes to work as an automotive engineer.

Dixon, Freeport and Sterling also currently have Main Street programs.

As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from March 26

Here is a list of Easter egg hunts taking place in the Sauk Valley from now until Easter weekend.

The Midwest Summit on Leadership – Shaping the Next Era of Influence takes place Thursday, May 21, at The Dixon: Historic Theatre with keynote speakers Alonzo Kelly, Tasha Garcia and Dustin E. James.