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Rural fire tax rate hike makes ballot: Hike needed to save firefightersa jobs, city officials say
STERLING – Whether rural residents will pay significantly more for their fire protection will be put to a vote.
Police and fire reports for Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Jacqueline M. Rosenbalm, 26, of Mount Morris; 12:15 p.m. Sunday in Beanblossom parking lot; consumption of alcohol in public.
Police and fire reports for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
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.
Sterling looking for comments on its sign code
STERLING – Big-city billboards on which businesses advertise goods and services could be a thing of the past.
Open for Business: Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Illinois
Jim Schiltz of Sterling looks over the items at the newly expanded and renovated Goodwill in Sterling.
Sterling man cleared of attempted sex assault; Prosecutors: Woman...
Sterling man cleared of attempted 
sex assault; Prosecutors: Woman uncooperative; witnesses would exonerate accused By Tara Becker 
tbecker@svnmail.com 
800-798-4085, ext.
Navy man shot down kamikaze pilot
Quartermaster Second Class Ronald Johnson sits in the gunner's seat of a 40 mm cannon aboard a Navy LST at a Clinton, Iowa, reunion 4 years ago.
Rock Falls man rescued from river
STERLING – A 71-year-old Rock Falls man spent 30 minutes clinging to a log near the Upper Dam Saturday morning before being rescued from the cold Rock River.
Police and fire reports for Monday, Nov. 9, 2009
Brian M. Dees, 29, of Dixon; 11:24 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of South Galena Avenue; burglary, unlawful use of credit card; taken to Lee County Jail.
Court Call: Dixon murder defendant in court Thursday
Byron Adams , 51, of Chicago; charged with three counts of first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and criminal trespass to a vehicle, a misdemeanor.
Nicholas Sheley Wants To Plead Guilty To Ronald Randall's Death
Nicholas Sheley, 30, of Sterling, IL is accused of a two-state killing spree in June 2008 that left 8 people dead.
Nick Sheley Withdraws Guilty Plea; Change of Venue Motion denied
Friday, November 6, was another pretrial hearing at the Knox County courthouse in the murder case of accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley.
Costs put Happy Tails behind: No-kill shelter needs about $240K to finish new digs
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.
Bookkeeper pleads not guilty to five counts of theft
MORRISON – A Sterling woman charged with stealing money from the Greater Sterling Development Corp.
Lady of the dance: Longtime Sterling teacher now selling instructional DVDs
Ballroom dance students Annika Martin and Ed Marquez finish their foxtrot in an instructional DVD produced by Rock Valley College dance teacher Julie Dale.
Coroner: Sterling man died from self-inflicted injuries
The death of a 22-year-old Sterling man found in his home Tuesday night appears to be a suicide, Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald said.
Police and fire reports for Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Elvira Muraira, 39, of Dixon; 7:38 a.m. Saturday; speeding, expired registration, DeKalb County warrant – failure to appear – theft; given notice to appear in court.
Sterling man saw action as paratrooper
Note to readers: This is the third in a series of Sauk Valley Newspapers articles on some of the World War II veterans who are going to Washington, D.C., Nov.
Man killed in morning motorcycle collision
DIXON – A 65-year-old Sterling man was killed early Monday when his motorcycle hit a deer on I-88 between Sterling and Dixon.
Sterling Marine helped secure Iwo Jima during World War II
Note to readers: This is the second in a series of Sauk Valley Newspapers articles on some of the World War II veterans who are going to Washington, D.C., Nov.