Timber Lake Playhouse trivia night is Nov. 2 at Manny’s Pizza in Savanna

It is time for a brain-busting, pizza-loving fundraiser. Timber Lake Playhouse is looking for people ready to show off their smarts, bring friends, form a dream team and join TLP at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025,
Photos: Sterling faces off against Quincy in Week 8 action

Sterling football hosts downstate rival Quincy on the gridiron Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Photos: Sterling faces off against Quincy in Week 8 action

Sterling football hosts downstate rival Quincy on the gridiron Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Local High School Football Scoreboard- Week 8

Local High School Football Scoreboard- Week 8 Big Northern Conference Oregon 20 – Winnebago 18 F Byron 77 – Rockford Lutheran 0 F Genoa-Kingston 62 – Rock Falls 6 F North Boone 26 – Stillman Valley

Sam Ramirez Week 8 Local High School Football Picks Sam has been picking games since 2008 and has an overall record of 2415-627. Sam is 106-19 this season. His picks are in BOLD. West Prairie at
Local-led Sauk Valley women’s tennis qualifies for NJCAA National Championships

Led by a number of local standouts, the Sauk Valley Community College women’s tennis team qualified for nationals this past weekend.
Sterling student named to Palmer Chiropractic’s dean’s list

David Tessmann of Sterling has been named to the 2025 spring trimester dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa.
Sauk Valley communities set trick-or-treat hours, Halloween events

With Halloween creeping closer, here is a list of trick-or-treat hours and other holiday and fall-themed events you can visit with your little ghosts and ghouls.
Brandi Carlile to release eight studio album ‘Returning to Myself’

Brandi Carlile will release her eighth studio album Returning to Myself on October 24. Carlile credits Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball as the musical inspiration for the new album, stating: “I’ve loved that album my whole life and
Hardy shares the video for ‘Bottomland’ from his new album ‘Country! Country!’

Hardy has shared the official music video for “Bottomland,” directed by Jay Miller and Caleb Donato. The song is taken from his new album, Country! Country!, which dropped last month. Country! Country! takes its name – literally