Jacob Hove, a member of Scouts BSA Troop 2810, chartered at Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore, has earned his Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank achievable in scouting. He is the son of Julie Hove and Pete Hove, both of Sycamore.

Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center gave $20,000 in scholarships through its Oak Crest Employee Scholarship Program in 2020

Forty-five high school and 17 middle school students from the Sycamore School District were recently selected as members of the 2020 Illinois Music Educators Association All-District Orchestras, Bands, Jazz Bands and Choirs

The eighth-grade students are Ellie Davis, Johnny Lochbaum, Aubrey Granata and Kaiden Von Schnase.

Members of the DeKalb and Sycamore Elks clubs, in conjunction with Faranda’s in DeKalb, served 430 lunches to area veterans on Veterans Day.

Indian Valley Vocational Center recently named its Outstanding Fall Students for fall 2020

The Rev. Patrick Pinion, circuit director, installed the Rev. Timothy Frick as assisting pastor and Carol Brown as deaconess at Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John (Missouri Synod) in Sycamore during a service on Nov. 1.

The Upper Midwest has only two seasons: freezing and thawing, Sycamore author and illustrator Kyle L. White said.

The 2020-2021 Kishwaukee Kiwanis of DeKalb officers and board members were recently inducted by Lt. Gov. Bob Hadley