Rock Falls News

Robert J. Aubrey, 33, of Dixon; 7:45 p.m. Thursday; warrant – failure to appear – misdemeanor marijuana possession; bond set at $5,000. Dixon Police Krystal Cobb, 18, of Dixon; 9:45 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of West Third Street; city ordinance violation of loud noises; given notice to appear in court.

A Rock Falls man pleaded guilty Friday in La Salle County Circuit Court on a retail theft charge, a Class 4 felony.

STERLING – A 20-year-old Rock Falls man was arrested Friday night and charged with a number of criminal and traffic offenses for allegedly leading police on a car chase through Sterling and Rock Falls while driving drunk.

A Rock Falls, Ill., man and two teens were arrested Saturday after allegedly breaking into a Clinton woman's residence and stealing a plasma television.

Sterling and Rock Falls firefighters doused two blazes Sunday. The first occurred around 12:30 a.m., when the exterior of a duplex at 606 1/2 W. 6th St., Sterling, caught fire, and the flames spread from the back porch to the kitchen, Lt.

Singing for
 their supper - MORRISON – The city's church choirs are presenting “We Sing for Their Supper,” a concert to benefit Morrison Food Pantry and the Christmas Helping Hands program, at 6 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Reformed Church of Morrison.

Alan J. Davison, 24, of Rockford; 11:38 p.m. Friday at Jones Avenue and Bacon Street; driving with a suspended license, possession of cannabis under 2.5 grams.

Nick Woods, 19, of Sterling, works in housewares at Super Wal-Mart in Sterling, and is studying theater at Sauk Valley Community College.

Dawn Olds, 44, is the director of operations at Halo/Lee Wayne, Sterling, where she coordinates operational improvement and manages billing, among other duties.

AMBOY – A Missouri man died early Friday morning after his pickup truck was hit Wednesday at the intersection of Inlet and Franklin roads.

Harold Hagenow of Rock Falls walks through the World War II Memorial Tuesday in Washington, D.C., during his Honor Flight tour.

Now this is the way to honor military veterans. We speak of today's Whiteside County Honor Flight, where 37 World War II veterans are being taken on a free whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C., for a visit to the World War II Memorial and other sites.

Note to readers: This is the eighth in a series of Sauk Valley Newspapers stories on some of the World War II veterans who are going to Washington, D.C., Tuesday on the Whiteside County Honor Flight.

Ballroom dance students Annika Martin and Ed Marquez finish their foxtrot in an instructional DVD produced by Rock Valley College dance teacher Julie Dale.

Work continues on Happy Tails Animal Shelter's new facility. STERLING – After 5 years of fundraisers and a bitter court battle with neighbors in its pricey subdivision, Happy Tails Animal Shelter has a new building on a new site.

MORRISON – A Sterling woman charged with stealing money from the Greater Sterling Development Corp.

Donald Card of Rock Falls talks about his time spent serving in World War II. Card will be taking the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Douglas R. Mossholder, 46, of Dixon; 7:05 am. Thursday in the 300 block of East Second Street; stalking – two counts; taken to Lee County Jail.

ROCK FALLS – A husband and wife were in Whiteside County Jail Monday after a search of their Rock Falls home Friday turned up cocaine, crack pipes and cash, according to the Blackhawk Area Task Force.

Burglaries and robberies are on the rise in Illinois, according to the recently released 2008 Illinois State Police crime report.