Sterling business owner buys Coloma Township’s former US Bank building in Rock Falls
A Sterling developer and business owner has purchased Coloma Township’s former US Bank building in Rock Falls.
Sterling Police Department still accepting Citizen’s Police Academy applications
The seven-session academy will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday starting Sept. 9, 2025, in the Sterling Police Department’s training room, 212 Third Ave.
New video boards unveiled at Bureau Valley’s Storm Cellar
Bureau Valley volleyball fans were treated to the new video scoreboards at the Storm Cellar this week. The in-game score keeping comes with interactive displays. The graphics and terminology are sport specific, including the use of “ace,”
Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Steve Marco interviews Shaw Local News on the Project Vital program
The TALK-LINE interview for Aug. 27 featured Shaw Local News representatives Charlene Bielema and Brandon Clark discussing the newspaper acquisitions by Shaw Media in Rochelle and Ogle County, plus stories on Sauk Valley Community College’s Project Vital
Photos: All Star Superband plays on Jamboree bandshell in Mt. Morris
A special Wednesday night concert was held in Mt. Morris on Aug. 27, 2025, as part of the Jamboree Concert Series in which the All-Star Superband made its debut on the bandshell. The band’s original performance date
From idea to espresso: Ruby’s Coffee Coach still going strong two years later
A Carroll County woman is helping others start their day with a smile, one cup at a time.
Dixon Habitat for Humanity taking applications for next home build
Dixon Habitat for Humanity is seeking applications for its 2026 home through Oct. 15.
Kenny Chesney, Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle join lineup for ‘Farm Aid 40’
Kenny Chesney, Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle have joined this year’s Farm Aid lineup, set for Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Farm Aid, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, raises money to support
Riley Green shares acoustic ‘Midtown Sessions’ EP
Riley Green releases Midtown Sessions, a new acoustic EP produced by Erik Dylan. The EP follows on the heels of Green’s full-length record, Don’t Mind If I Do, which was released last October. Midtown Sessions came to
See the final trailer for ‘Conjuring: Last Rites’ starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga
The final trailer has dropped for ‘Conjuring: Last Rites’, the last film in the ‘Conjuring’ franchise. The fourth Conjuring film follows Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) as they take on the Smurl case at