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Nancy Gates, who is still paddling along with the Yak-Yak Sisters and active as ever, will turn 90 on Aug. 1.
One victim was identified as a 17-year-old of Sterling. He remains in critical condition. A second victim has been identified as a 14-year-old, also of Sterling. His condition is reported as stable.
Students from Sterling, Rock Falls, Dixon named to list.
National Night Out events, Dement Town Music Fest plans set.
Proceeds will fund Sterling American Legion charities.
The Yak-Yak Sisters put on a party for fellow kayaker Nancy Gates of Sterling on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, for her 90th birthday.
Kelly’s opened in 1952 as Ed and John’s Flamingo under former owners, Ed Kelly and John Flock.
Centennial Auditorium/Sterling High School will present “Mean Girls, The Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26; at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28.
Sterling police officers were notified of a shooting that had occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 13th Avenue and East Fifth Street, Sterling.
Lincolnway Dental will offer a comprehensive range of dental services.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently announced it awarded diplomas to 8,586 graduating students for the spring semester.
Miracle Treat Day will benefit University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
School officials say prospective students are frustrated with time it takes for an application to be processed and are giving up.
A Dixon woman is opening a self-serve bakery stand at the corner of East Chamberlain Street and Jefferson Avenue.
Sterling police officers investigated a shooting Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the corner of East Fifth Street and 13th Avenue. Witnesses say they heard eight shots fired.
Illinois shoppers could have more money at the checkout lane in 2026 when the state eliminates its 1% grocery sales tax – if their local governments do not replace it. Dixon and Sterling are among those weighing their options.
Sterling Noon and Rock Falls Rotary clubs teamed up Monday for their annual Broil and Boil Lunch at Sterling Marketplace. Customers received a pork chop sandwich and two ears of corn to help fund programs for the Rotary clubs.
Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for courses taken during the term.
Property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for July 6-12, 2024.
The 102nd annual Lincoln Highway Golf Tournament wrapped up their two-day contest Sunday, July 21, 2024 at Emerald Hill in Sterling.
The Aden Lamps Foundation’s goal is to spread awareness about sudden unexpected infant deaths and educate families on unsafe infant sleeping environment dangers.
Whiteside County jury on Friday convicts Steven W. Coleman of murder, four arson-related charges in 2020 Sterling apartment fire that left three dead.
The Fulton Police Department faces a “dire and unprecedented” staffing shortage, Police Chief Nicholas Neblung told the Fulton City Council last month. His department is not alone.
Defendant Steven W. Coleman's ex-girlfriend, brother testify about hours leading up to fire.
The storm systems that swept across northern Illinois Monday evening spawned at least two tornadoes in the Sauk Valley.
The Sterling Noon and Rock Falls rotary clubs will partner to host a combined BBQ pork chop and corn boil lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 22, at the Sterling Marketplace, 111 W. Second St., Sterling.
With many local departments understaffed, Sauk Valley Community College's police academy and others are more important than ever to supply police officers.
Prosecutors set their sights on proving the 2020 fire that killed three people in Sterling was an act of arson. Meanwhile, the defense worked to prove to the jury that even though the defendant Steven W. Coleman phone was found near the burning building, he didn't start the fire.
The Dixon American Legion Post 12 will serve hot dog, hamburger, or brat picnic dinners from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 19.
Dixon Municipal Band, annual antique tractor show in Franklin Grove on slate of upcoming activities.
Detailing what they described as a drug deal gone awry that led to the desire for revenge, Whiteside County prosecutors began laying out their case Tuesday against a Rock Falls man accused of setting a fire that killed a Sterling woman and two children in June 2020.
Steven W. Coleman is charged with arson and six counts of first-degree murder in the fire that killed two children and a woman at Western Apartments.
After Monday's jury selection, the trial of Steven W. Coleman is underway in Whiteside County. Coleman is accused of setting a fire to the Western Apartments in Sterling that killed three people in June 2020.
Sauk Valley Community College’s Community Education Department will host its next Private Pilot Ground Training and Instrument Training classes via Google Meets.
To build a training facility that, decades down the road, still effectively serves Sauk Valley firefighters and, by extension, residents. That’s the goal members of the Garrett Ramos Training Facility Cooperative set for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments.
The college named 1,100 students to the dean’s list.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the center’s services and programs.
Dixon High School grad Katie Drew's second-place finish helped the Timber Creek women win a second straight Lincoln Highway title on Saturday at Sunset Golf Course.
The dean’s list honors full-time students with a grade-point average of 3.65 or higher.
After failing to pass in 2022, Whiteside County voters will be asked to consider a public safety tax again in November to fund 911 emergency dispatch call center services.
Plans call for park to be completed by May or June of next year.
Saturday’s schedule includes project judging in a wide variety of categories, table activities, a bake sale, a silent auction and an ice cream social.
Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 22-28, 2024.
Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 29 to July 5, 2024.
Sterling's first ever Chalk the Walk was a rousing success, seeing 142 kids sign up to put their artistic expression on the sidewalks of the Grandon Civic Center on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
A case management conference on the two motions is set for 3:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Whiteside County Courthouse.
The portion is 4.1 miles long and is named Leopard Frog.
What started off as a box of donuts and a handful of veterans has blossomed into a resource-driven, therapeutic breakfast of camaraderie and fellowship.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently announced it awarded more than 700 diplomas to graduating students for the spring 2024 semester.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to approve an appropriations bill Wednesday that includes $825,000 in Community Project Funding for the Rock Falls Fire Department to build a burn tower where firefighters can train in live-fire conditions.