Photos: Girls bowling Regional at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru

Girls bowling teams from Dixon, L-P, Mendota, Ottawa, Rochelle, Sterling, St. Bede and Hall competed during the IHSA girls bowling Regional meet on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.
A piece of Dixon history: The 1904 Dixon collision of state, business and religion

Wadsworth: I’ve never heard anyone talk about this fascinating Nachusa House story from 1904. But it captures a unique moment in Dixon history when state, religion and business collided in a raging controversy.
Best residential property deals in Lee County the week of Jan. 26
A single-family home in Ashton that sold for $309,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in Lee County in the past week.
Listener Appreciation Party Qualifying Schedule

Listener Appreciation Party Qualifying Schedule Monday, February 9th- Friday, February 13th (9:30)– You can sign up once per day at www.rivercountry1017.com We will announce our five winners on Friday, February 13th at 9:50am. Saturday, February 14th- River
Woman seeks to have Ogle County charges of falsely reporting a shooting dismissed; hearing set for March

An Ogle County judge will hear arguments in March for motions filed by a Chicago woman’s attorneys seeking to dismiss charges of falsely reporting a shooting near Rochelle in May 2025. The motions argue the charges violate
Amboy Junior High pep band hits all the right notes

The Amboy Junior High School Pep Band will take its act on the road when its members travel to Kankakee on Saturday, Feb. 7, to play for each of the four games of the first round of
Mielke named president of statewide county fair association

Gary Mielke was elected president Jan. 15 at the annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs in Springfield. The group oversees, administers and lobbies for the state’s county fairs.
April hearing set for Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse

Heath A. Knipple, 46, was charged July 2 with six counts of Class X felony dissemination of images of child sex abuse, with each count listing the victim as younger than 13.
Search for Nancy Guthrie continues as FBI offers $50,000 reward for information into her disappearance

The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of ‘TODAY’ co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, intensified Thursday as investigators released a clearer sequence of events from the night she vanished and confirmed that federal authorities are now fully involved.
Mitchell Tenpenny drops his new song “You Phase”

Mitchell Tenpenny has released his new song “You Phase,” co-written by Mitchell, Andy Albert, and Cory Crowder. The singer shares in a press release: “When I heard the phrase ‘you phase’ mentioned in the room that day