The Dixon Municipal Band will perform a free spring concert Saturday, March 28, at The Dixon Historic Theatre.

On this episode of Talk Line, host Brandon Clark talks with Mayor Diana Merdian about Sterling’s 2026 budget, a proposed evidence storage facility for the police department, and the latest updates on the city’s new riverfront park.

Sauk Valley Community College and Skyhawk Athletics have announced that SVCC softball coach Derron Sellers has been appointed the college’s new director of athletics.

Summertime - and wintertime - care and maintenance were on the minds of the Sterling City Council as the council discussed what kind of care and maintenance the new Northwestern Steel and Wire Park is going to need.

Sterling's Layla Wright pitched a perfect game and had four RBIs in a road win. Newman, Oregon and Rock Falls softball also had wins. Newman, Sterling and Dixon baseball won, plus track & field results and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Iowa State Patrol has released the name of a Sterling man who died Sunday in a two-vehicle crash in Clinton, Iowa.

Oregon hosted Milledgeville on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Oregon Park West. The Hawks won 2-0 as Isabelle Berg had 18 strikeouts in a three-hitter.

Oregon hosted Harvard on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Oregon High School. The Hawks won 10-7.

Sterling's Jossy James, Dixon's Ahmyrie McGowan and Polo's Camrynn Jones were all named to the Illinois Media All-State team on Monday night.