The Newman baseball team scored seven runs in the fourth inning to pull away for a 13-3 victory in five innings over former Three Rivers rival Amboy on Friday in Sterling, while the Rock Falls softball team won 9-5 on the road over LaSalle-Peru.

How is it possible that Donald Trump is running for president of the United States of America? How is it possible? I mean that.

Here's a look at the 2022-23 SVM Boys Basketball All-Area Team, as well as the final stats leaderboard.

For his massive improvement from his second year to third year of high school basketball, and for helping Sterling to a 24-9 record and 3A regional championship this season, junior Andre Klaver has been named the 2022-23 Sauk Valley Media Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Ed Yingling has been a member for 70 years.

This partnership helps bridge the gap and ease the transition from SVCC to Augustana where students will complete their bachelor’s degree, according to the college.

Keeping lines of communication open, collaboration with local and regional entities and encouraging community involvement were among the themes cited by Sterling’s three mayoral hopefuls at Tuesday’s candidates’ forum.

McHenry, Lake, Ogle, Winnebago and Boone counties could see 5 to 8 inches overnight in Saturday, the National Weather Service warned in a winter storm warning Friday.

The alarm installations are free and open to the public.