Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week: Fulton’s Breleigh Hayton
Fulton’s Breleigh Hayton is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. The sophomore scored 19 points in a comeback win over Stark County and helped the Steamers go 3-1 at the Cliff Warkins Memorial Classic. Here is
Eviction papers filed against downtown Sterling venue; back rent, other money owed: court documents
Sterling Today filed a complaint for eviction papers in Whiteside County Circuit Court against The Mercantile Ballroom & Cocktail Lounge and business owners Ryan Nares and Ashley Nares, who dispute the allegations made in the filing
Mission Starfish Haiti trivia night set for Feb. 1 at Fulton Presbyterian Church
Fulton Presbyterian Church will play host to its annual fundraiser for Mission Starfish Haiti at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1.
Bursting at the seams: Sterling’s Twin Cities shelter works to meet needs of growing number of homeless people
While the appearance of the Twin Cities Homeless Shelter could be a single-family home, the face of homelessness has been changing over recent years, creating challenges for Myles Newberry and his two-person staff.
Rural residence sells in Dixon for $400,000
A rural residence located at 906 Stony Point Road in Dixon changed owner on Dec. 8, 2025.
“Wintry Symphony Sounds Again Today” and more history on our Jan. 9 covers
As Shaw Media continues to celebrate its 175th anniversary, we explore six front pages: In the midst of the early Great Depression, the January 9, 1930, edition of the Sterling Gazette led with “Wintry Symphony Sounds Again
Dixon accused of violating Freedom of Information Act
A Lee County judge ruled Tuesday, Jan. 6, in favor of Dixon’s defense attorney’s motion to pause the information-gathering pretrial process in a lawsuit that alleges the city did not comply with the state’s public records’ law.
See Brandi Carlile’s NPR “Tiny Desk Concert’ performance
Brandi Carlile made her return to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series to perform music from her eighth studio album, Returning to Myself – including the songs “A Woman Oversees,” “Human,” “A War with Time” and “Returning to
2026 Boots in the Park lineups for San Diego, Fresno are revealed
Boots In The Park is set to return to San Diego and Fresno, CA this year, with country superstar Miranda Lambert headlining San Diego’s Waterfront Park on April 11th, joined by a lineup including Jordan Davis, Dylan
‘Stranger Things’ star Finn Wolfhard to host, A$AP Rocky to perform on first ‘SNL’ of 2026
‘Stranger Things’ star Finn Wolfhard is set to guest host the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 2026, with A$AP Rocky serving as musical guest for the episode, set to resume on Saturday, January 17, 2026.