A job search workshop will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the Sterling Public Library.

The Dixon Family YMCA announced Monday it's made major progress on the road to financial recovery with its $5.7 million purchase of the childcare center it runs near Interstate 88.

Sterling junior softball player Rosie Cantu is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. She hit two home runs and had four RBIs in an 8-5 win at Rock Island. Here is a Q&A with her.

Whiteside County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched about 11:45 a.m. Saturday to a traffic crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle on U.S. 30 near Blue Goose Road, Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said

The Fulton Historical Society is sponsoring a Tour of Homes from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16. Five homes will be open to celebrate the historic to the contemporary.

The single-family residence located at 7913 Oak Street in Dixon was sold on April 14. The purchase price was $170,500.

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Motorsports icon Jim Kramer will be the guest of honor at this year’s “The Big One” touch-a-truck event, which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 30.

A Friends of the Hennepin Canal hike will take place Sunday, May 17, and will travel from Bridge 59 to Bridge 56 on the feeder canal.