Read the transcript from our TALK-LINE interview for May 14 which featured Brandon Clark from Shaw Local News with stories on a new substance abuse prevention home opening in Rock Falls and more

The TALK-LINE interview for May 14 featured Brandon Clark from Shaw Local News with stories on a possible shutdown of an important area of Sauk Valley Community College due to federal cutbacks

The River Bend Board of Education may need to seek public funding in the form of a referendum in spring 2026, according to a district statement.

Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon held its commencement ceremony Friday, May 9, 2025, at the school.

FFA students brought their tractors and animals to the lawn of the elementary school for kids to learn about agriculture.

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The weather was perfect and the animals and tractors did not disappoint as Oregon Elementary School students flocked to the Oregon High School's FFA Petting Zoo and Ag Event on Friday, May 9, 2025. FFA students brought their tractors and animals to the lawn of the elementary school for kids to learn about agriculture.

The sport of swimming first brought Kyle and Jamie Ruiz together in third grade. The 2004 Sterling graduates, who reconnected through swimming after college and eventually got married, are still giving back today as teachers and coaches.

Brian Lobdell is a second grade teacher at Sterling’s Franklin Elementary School. He transitioned into his career at Sterling schools years ago after spending a decade as a stay-at-home dad.

Dixon Public Schools’ newest addition, Thomas J. Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, is nearing what is sure to be a historic moment for the district - the end of its first school year. The school provides special-education services to students in kindergarten to 12th grade.