Lee County officials are hosting an open house Dec. 3, 2025, at the court services building in Dixon to showcase renovations.

Sterling's Jossy James opened the season by scoring a career-high 32 points in a win at Sherrard. Newman and Dixon girls also picked up wins in Oregon. Oregon's RJ Keene bowled a 795, Faith Christian boys basketball won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Nov. 10-14, 2025.

The Sauk Valley's Rotary Clubs on Oct. 11, 2025, joined in the effort of Rotary worldwide to eradicate polio, an effort underway since the 1980s.

The annual Hometown Holidays weekend kicks off Friday, Nov. 21 in Rock Falls.

The Rotary Club of Mount Carroll will be hosting a trivia fundraiser night on Saturday, Nov. 22. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with trivia questions beginning at 6 p.m. at the Davis Community Center.

The Morrison Historical Society concludes its monthly programming on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, with live musical entertainment, “The New Connection”. 

More than three years after he was charged with aggravated battery, the case of a Rock Falls man accused of beating a neighbor so badly that he died almost three weeks later will go to trial Dec. 2, 2025.

Amboy and Polo have been the two winningest teams in the I8FA over the last six years. Matching up in the state title game for the first time on Friday, one team will become the league's first three-time champion.