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Alejandro Almanza and Lawrence Flynn, recent graduates of Central DeWitt High School, made school history as the first students to ever study welding at the Career Advancement Center in Clinton. Almanza, the 18-year-old son of Sandra Almanza of DeWitt, said using online classes to his advantage allowed him to open...

On Saturday July 13, the Bellevue Braves faced Epworth in the Zwingle Baseball Tournament and came away with a 3-2 victory. The Braves took the early lead when in the first Andrew Swartz singled, and Ethan Hefel proceeded to drive him in with a triple. In the third Hefel was hit by a pitch, then scored on a Chet Knake double. The next batter up was Cole Swartz who drove in Knake with a single. That was all Braves' right-hander Jordan Nelson would need as he scattered four hits while fanning seven. Mitch Roeder took the loss for Epworth.

Angelia L. Deming, 82, of Sabula, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at her home outside of Sabula. Memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, IL. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

After closing her consignment store in Rock Falls, Jenny Chagala is reopening the store in her hometown of Princeton. “Today marks a significant milestone in my journey: I’ve finally secured the building I’ve been dreaming of for years to relocate my consignment shop, and it’s back in my hometown where my heart truly belongs,” Chagala said on the business’ Facebook page July 2.

GOOSE LAKE — First came the run. Then the rain. Both made for a frustrating postseason opener for the Northeast baseball team.

MORRISON — As the family members of three killed in a Sterling apartment building fire four years ago wept nearby, a Whiteside County jury on Tuesday watched body camera video showing firefighters and police officers kicking out windows and yelling as they desperately tried to save those trapped. The...

Bobby F. Tennant, 41, of Springbrook, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, surrounded by his family and loved ones following a long illness. Visitation was held at 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue.

Now that summer is in full swing, there’s much more to see and do under the sun in both Sterling and Rock Falls. So the next time you hear someone say “There’s nothing to do here,” tell them to swap “nothing” for “something” — there is something to do here, a lot of somethings in fact.

Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will open its new exhibit, “Imposter Syndrome,” by Joe Grice and Joe Rice at the Pearl City Clay House. Running from July 19 through the end of August, the exhibit kicks off with an opening reception July 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the artists. Light refreshments will be served.

GOOSE LAKE — It was going to take at least one run for the Northeast softball team to continue its quest for a state return. And the Rebels did not wait long to get it.

A trial is underway in Whiteside County for a Rock Falls man accused of setting fire to an apartment in Sterling where one woman and two children died.

Today’s extreme heat means free bus rides in Clinton! A news release from the city says the MTA will offer free fixed route bus rides on Monday, July 15. Click here for the bus route or call (563) 242-3721.

CLINTON, Ia. – Despite two hits from Metro-East Lutheran’s Erik Broekemeier, the Alton River Dragons allowed six runs in the third, three more in the seventh, and four in the eighth in a 14-9 loss to the Clinton, Ia., LumberKings in a Prospect League baseball game played Saturday night at NelsonCorp Field In Clinton.

Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill. Jul. 14—ROCK FALLS — To build a state-of-the-art training facility that decades down the road still effectively serves Sauk Valley firefighters and, by extension, residents — that’s the goal that members of the Garrett Ramos Training Facility Cooperative set for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments.

Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill. Jul. 14—ROCK FALLS — To build a state-of-the-art training facility that decades down the road still effectively serves Sauk Valley firefighters and, by extension, residents — that’s the goal that members of the Garrett Ramos Training Facility Cooperative set for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments.

Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton IL, welcomes Divinity Trio to their outdoor stage, on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Come and join us for an evening of praise and worship. A free-will offering will be received. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.

A couple of men are accused of leading a Rice Lake police officer on a high-speed chase reaching 100 mph in two separate vehicles within city limits. Nicholas R. Snow, 24, of McConnell, Illinois, and Daniel G. Carrillo Graniel, 18, of Cumberland are facing charges for allegedly fleeing an officer at speeds up to 100 mph on Knapp Street in the city of Rice Lake. Snow was charged on Monday...