Sterling girls basketball beats Geneseo: Tuesday’s Sauk Valley Roundup

Sterling and Polo girls basketball won, Eastland beat Fulton, Sterling boys fell to Moline and more in Tuesday’s Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling girls basketball beats Geneseo: Tuesday’s Sauk Valley Roundup

Sterling and Polo girls basketball won, Eastland beat Fulton, Sterling boys fell to Moline and more in Tuesday’s Sauk Valley roundup.
Offensive rhythm, defensive pressure send Dixon past Genoa-Kingston

Dixon used smothering defense and a couple of offensive surges to pull away from Genoa-Kingston for a 51-23 victory in their Big Northern Conference game Tuesday night at Lancaster Gym.
Offensive rhythm, defensive pressure send Dixon past Genoa-Kingston

Dixon used smothering defense and a couple of offensive surges to pull away from Genoa-Kingston for a 51-23 victory in their Big Northern Conference game Tuesday night at Lancaster Gym.
Photos: Dixon hosts Alleman in boys basketball
Dixon boys take on Alleman Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in boys basketball. The Dukes took the win 59-48.
Sterling senior living center forced to evacuate, relocate residents to Dixon after sprinkler system leaks

Sterling’s Shepherd Premier Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care center, was evacuated Tuesday after a broken sprinkler head led to water coming out of the ceiling and caused hazards with the building’s wiring, light fixtures
Ogle County jury deliberations enter third day in 2016 double murder-arson trial

Duane “DC” Meyer was charged in 2019 with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated arson and one count of concealment of a homicidal death.
Historic Sawmill Museum asking for regional hardwood lumber for international public art installation
The Sawmill Museum in Clinton, Iowa, is issuing a public call for durable regional hardwood lumber as part of a large-scale outdoor exhibit for an upcoming new museum installation.
Fulton apartment building fire cause remains ‘undetermined’

Fire officials have not yet determined the cause of a fire that destroyed a Fulton apartment building Sunday morning. Firefighters from nine departments battled the blaze at 201 11th Ave. throughout the day in wind chills as
Amboy School Board working to reduce number of suspensions

The Amboy School Board has learned that progress is being made on reducing exclusionary discipline numbers in the district. In its regular January meeting, the board voted to accept a district-wide discipline improvement plan.