All things bud were put on display Saturday, June 28, 2025, for Herbal Roots' third annual CannaFest in Nelson.

All things bud were on display Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Who Else Land in Nelson.

The third annual Herbal Roots CannaFest is inviting the public to grab a bud and bring a friend to its new location at the WhoElse Land social club and venue on Saturday, June 28.

Voters this week in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Retired Sauk Valley Community College professor shares love of Upper Peninsula; Haunted Haven owner perseveres after devastating fire.

The popular Halloween attraction burned to the ground in May, with the blaze destroying the structure, props, costumes, tools and equipment. What it didn’t take was the resolve of Haunted Haven owner, operator and spiritual leader Melissa Schultz.

The Bi-County Bulldogs, a first-year basketball team playing under the auspices of the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative, are undefeated and headed to the Illinois Special Olympics state basketball tournament March 8-10 in Bloomington-Normal.

East Coloma-Nelson School District No. 20 will host kindergarten roundup from 4-6 p.m. March 13.

Snowstorm brought 5 inches or more to the Sauk Valley, and it isn't over yet – super cold temperatures are on the way.

A Nelson man was sentenced Thursday to 12 years for raping a 13-year-old girl.

A convicted child abuser from Prophetstown already accused of sexually assaulting a physically disabled 14-year-old girl now also is indicted in Lee County on a charge of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl.

A line of heavy storms rolled through the Sauk Valley Friday, March 31, 2023, bringing strong winds, rain, hail and reports of tornados.

A Nelson man convicted of a violent assault on a baby in 2017 now also is facing sexual assault charges, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a physically disabled 14-year-old girl while her parents and siblings slept nearby.

Meetings moving to Railside Bar and Grill.

In Lee, Whiteside and Ogle and Carroll counties, at least 11 court cases involving the deaths of 15 people, one a full-term unborn baby, are working their way through the courts.

Jake Verkruysse was taken into custody Tuesday in rural Henry County, by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Police.

The first snowfall of the season coats the Sauk Valley and northern Illinois Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

The shooting late Sunday in Nelson may be a case of self-defense.

A 35-year-old man was shot in the throat, and another man is being questioned by police, according to the sheriff's department.

The DCFS timeline of the reports and investigations of the Sauer family released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

The parents of a 3-year-old Nelson girl who died as a result of a stroke caused by a mass of undigested hair lodged in her stomach were arrested this morning on child endangerment charges.

The Whiteside County coroner released the 3-year-old Nelson's girls cause of death.

Results of an autopsy conducted Tuesday on the 3-year-old Nelson girl who died early Saturday are inconclusive, Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald said Wednesday.

An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday afternoon for a 3-year-old Nelson girl who was pronounced dead early Saturday at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, the Whiteside County coroner said.