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Column: Sterling throws its support to the Rock River Trail Initiative
The group wants to create a trail along the 300-mile route, and a separate Rock River Route on roads within the river corridor to help people access “all to the natural resources, recreational opportunities, scenic beauty and historic and cultural assets of the Rock River Valley,” it says on its website.
LOTS dispatchers making a temporary move
Lee-Ogle Transportation System dispatchers Beth Nickel , Ashley Bennett and Lisa Oelke currently work in a small room at the Lee County Senior Center that originally had just one dispatcher.
Wrestling: Lilly beats Gonzealez with same counter, makes semifinals
Sterling heavyweight Curtis Lilly gets his hand raised after beating Yorkville's Seth Gonzealez on Friday in the quarterfinals on the Class 2A Sterling Sectional.
A birthday wish: Save Lincoln from obscurity
When the plates were redesigned in 2001, they also began to carry an image of Abraham Lincoln based on a familiar photograph of the 16th president.
DIXON – “Sinn des Auges” an exhibit by Sauk Valley Media chief photographer Alex Paschal, opens Saturday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, 219 W. First St.
'Creme de la creme of talent' on display
Students will perform musical pieces they prepared for the Illinois Musical Educators Association conference during the Sauk Valley Youth Talent show Feb.
Report says Whiteside County Jail improves
MORRISON – The Whiteside County Jail has improved in a number of areas over the last year, according to a state report.
DIXON – I drive a lot for my job, and so because I really, really dislike driving, I listen to a lot of podcasts to make the time go by faster.
Gearing up for Valentine's Day
Flowers can easily brighten one's day, suggests Hollie Oprian, owner of Weeds in Dixon, as she arranges a vase of flowers on an otherwise cold, gray Tuesday afternoon.
Dixon School Board to vote on park land
DIXON – Dixon High School students and visitors park there. Some of the school's band equipment is stored in its band shell.
Stories show the goodness of the Sauk Valley
Aficionados of good news have had a nice selection lately. Positive stories, as reported by the Sauk Valley Media news staff, kept coming and coming.
DIXON – Dixon resident Doug Farster is not a baker, so he outsourced the job of making a blueberry pie last week.
DIXON – The City Council passed an ordinance Monday evening that will allow police to impound cars involved in certain crimes.
George on trial for allegedly hitting son
DIXON – A Dixon man charged with shaking his infant daughter to death in September 2010 will go to trial this spring in a separate case in which he is accused of hitting his young son a month earlier with a wand from a set of mini-blinds. Charles T. George, 34, will be tried May 23 on felony and misdemeanor domestic battery charges.
'Reagan of Illinois' CDs, DVDs on sale
DIXON – With the paperwork wrapped up months later than expected, the “Reagan of Illinois” symphony performance CDs and DVDs now are on sale.
Symposium date changed to Feb. 23
The date has been changed for a seminar in the Sauk Valley that features a noted expert on the Midwest.
3 congressmen take the stage in Dixon
Congressman Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, then a candidate, addresses the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St.
DIXON – Thomas D. Shaw, president and chief executive officer of Shaw Media, has been named to the board of directors of Midland States Bancorp Inc.