Paschal: For this year’s football player of the year, I did want to dip back a bit to a bygone era, if you will, and just add a little extra style to the image.

The final day to enroll in health insurance through the Get Covered Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace is Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Lillian Reaver plans on going to college for biomedical engineering.

Rock Falls boys basketball won in 2OT, Fulton beat Forreston, Fulton girls had a big win over Polo, Eastland won, Sterling boys bowling won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Trivia events, eagle-watching also on schedule of things to do.

Amboy High School recently released its fall 2024 semester honor roll.

The dean’s list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.75 or higher.

Dixon High School will again host the United States Drone Soccer District VI Qualifier as the school hopes to make it to the sport's 2025 national competition in Virginia. The qualifier is free to attend at 1 p.m. Feb. 8.

The two fire departments also encourage residents to sign up for Community Connect, an online program where users can input information to assist departments during an emergency.