The Fiesta Day Parade kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.

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The Polo Area Community Theatre (PACT) is kicking off its 20th season with a production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Performances will be held at the Old Polo Town Hall, now home to PACT, located at 117 N. Franklin Ave. Dates for the performance are September 19, 20 and 26 at 7:00 pm and September 21 and 27 at 2:00 pm.

Milledgeville and Polo face off in the Battle for the Blacktop game this Friday as each team is 3-0. No. 3 Newman heads to Orion, Dixon heads to North Boone, Oregon hosts Rock Falls and Sterling is at 3-0 UT. Here is a rundown of this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

The TALK-LINE interview for Sept. 17 featured OSF St. Katharine Hospital Health Care Foundation Gift Officer Abby Weber discussing October fundraisers benefitting the hospital’s Women’s Imaging Center.

Sterling’s $6.2 million reconstruction of Second Street is facing delays after utility company ComEd informed city officials it cannot move power poles this year.

A Lee County judge ordered Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, that a Dixon man charged with aggravated battery and several other offenses submit to a mental health evaluation.

Sauk Valley volleyball swept Carl Sandburg on Wednesday as Denali Stonitsch had 17 assists and Carli Kobbeman had 15 digs for the Skyhawks (12-4, 4-0).

Erie-Prophetstown won the Three Rivers golf title as Isabella Johnston and Michelle Naftzger took first and second. Oregon boys soccer beat Rockford Lutheran, Dixon fell to Byron in a shootout and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Shelby Yonk, Westwood’s new director of Human Performance, brings both academic preparation and applied experience to the role. Yonk holds a master of science degree in exercise science and wellness and is a certified strength and conditioning coach.