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6 hrs ago | The Daily Gazette

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.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Bookkeeper pleads not guilty to five counts of theft

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

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Daily Gazette

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.

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The Daily Gazette

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.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Daily Gazette

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.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Daily Gazette

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.

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The Daily Gazette

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.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Daily Gazette

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.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Police and fire reports for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

The police report does not include every crime in a community. In some cases, no police report is filed, and sometimes police withhold information on pending investigations.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

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Nicholas Sheley Sentenced To Seven Years For Jailhouse Attack

Nicholas Sheley is a 30 year old Sterling, IL man accused of a June 2008 two-state killing spree that left eight people dead.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Sterling woman battling cancer: Upbeat attitude getting her through intense radiation

Carol Richards thought she had cancer beat. She thought it was just a cough. The 39-year-old Rock Falls High School grad was diagnosed in 2001 with breast cancer.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Focusing on before and after: Schools review suicide prevention, intervention programs

STERLING – Sterling Public Schools officials are continuing to review the district's suicide prevention programs and activities, Superintendent Tad Everett told the school board Wednesday.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Police and fire reports for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Illinois State Police Donald E. Bollman, 79, of Rochelle; 8:15 a.m. Friday on state Route 38 and Lincoln Highway, Rochelle; no seat belt, no valid driver's license; given notice to appear in court.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Children hit by cars in Sterling

STERLING – Two children were hit by cars Monday – an 11-year-old girl who was released after treatment from CGH Medical Center, and a 14-year-old boy whose leg got pinned under the wheel of a car.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Mighty X Men former sex offenders: Leaders will talk about criminal pasts at Tuesday meeting

STERLING – Two men spearheading a new faith-based program for former inmates and their families are former sex offenders, both of whom are still on probation and one of whom is a registered sex offender.

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The Daily Gazette

Developer shows off its vision for Reliant: Bistros, museums, shops among ideas

Rock Falls officials and economic developers hope to remake the former Reliant Fastener site into 185,000 square feet of office, retail and residential space.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Five Lee, Ogle bands will clash tonight in Sterling

STERLING – The Battle of the Bands, which raises money for the Sterling Municipal Band's trip to Washington, D.C. next year, begins at 6 tonight at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Putting the brakes on speeding: Program uses faces of the dead to create public awareness

Sterling officer Sarah Schmidt uses radar to gauge the speed of drivers along Third Street in Sterling.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Two men arrested in stabbing incident

ROCK FALLS – A 41-year-old Sterling man is charged with armed violence and aggravated battery with a weapon after he allegedly stabbed two men in an alcohol-related fight this morning at 1404 Bennett Drive.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Sterling sports bar wins an extra hour

STERLING – M&D's Sports Bar and Grill won a partial victory Monday. The City Council agreed to let the bar at 707 Freeport Road stay open one hour later, until midnight, Monday through Thursday, as long as it landscapes.

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