Sterling's Bryce Kooy bowled a 679 high series in a win over E-P, and Polo girls basketball fell to Pecatonica to open the season in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

A Prophetstown man has pleaded not guilty to driving while high on drugs and causing a two-vehicle crash that left another man dead last May

Brandon Clark sat down with Dixon Township Supervisor Brent Reuter to discuss township projects, community updates, and his work to grow disc golf across the Sauk Valley.

Using both birds and brains, Sterling High School students and local conservationists teamed together to build safe nesting boxes for bird species in the area.

Streetwise Tattoos, of Sterling, invites the community to take part in The Spirit of Giving Food Drive during a three-day tattoo-for-donations event from Nov. 21–23, 2025. It's an initiative supporting local food pantries and a newly opened homeless shelter.

A Dixon man has been charged with multiple weapons offenses after he made threatening video calls while brandishing a firearm, according to Dixon police

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle county property transfers for Nov. 3-7, 2025.

On a recent crisp October day, the fellowship hall at Erie United Methodist Church buzzed with the hum of sewing machines and the laughter of volunteers. Almost a dozen church members and friends worked together to sew 165 handmade pillowcases for children in foster care.

The Whiteside Forum has invited Norm Moline, Professor Emeritus at Augustana College, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, to present “Central Asia: From the Ancient Silk Road to the 21st Century” at the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison.