Morrison Hospital recognizes contributions of its nursing staff.

Wheelock Furniture, in business for nearly 110 years in Rock Falls, is closing its doors.

The Dixon Duchesses had a good day in the preliminaries of the Class 2A State Track & Field Meet on Friday morning at O’Brien Field, and Sterling junior Alice Sotelo also had a successful Day 1, putting herself in good position in the triple jump.

Oregon ace pitcher Mia Trampel has delivered in big games all season. In Friday evening’s 2A Rock Falls Regional championship against Rock Falls, she came through with another big-time performance, tossing a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and no walks in a 6-0 win.

Oregon's Daniel Dominguez and Kenrick Oriyavong both qualified for state in two events at Friday's Class 1A Oregon Sectional, while Forreston-Polo's Matthew Beltran will also compete in two events at state. His Cardinals' teammate Johnny Kobler also qualified for state.

The Newman, Erie-Prophetstown and Forreston softball teams won regional titles Friday, as did the Fulton baseball team. Locals also fared well at the 1A Rochelle boys tennis sectional.

Roxanne Emmerich, founder of The Institute for Extraordinary Banking, presents Sterling Federal's Dean Ahlers with a Banky award for customer service on May 18 in Florida.

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Shaw Media photojournalists Alex Paschal, Mark Busch and Matthew Apgar recently won awards from the Associated Press Media Editors Awards.

A Sterling man was killed Thursday in a head-on crash near Polo, the Ogle County Sheriff's Department said.