The DeKalb Public Library will host two programs as part of its eight-part biweekly digital literacy program to help residents ages 55 and older improve their digital literacy skills.

Families with children can celebrate Dolly Parton’s 80th birthday with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library as part of the DeKalb Public Library’s programming.

Adults and teenagers can learn how to create a character throwing an object during a 2D animation program at the DeKalb Public Library.

The city of DeKalb has a new top brass to lead its fire department. “I’ve been blessed to be around a lot of amazing people,” new fire chief Luke Howieson said at a swearing-in ceremony this week. “People have impacted me and really have helped me get to where I am today."

The DeKalb-Sycamore swim team won every event against South Elgin on Tuesday, H-BR just missed the century mark behind 25 points from Luke Badal and 21 from Marshall Ledbetter, Aidan Cooper scored 23 in a Hiawatha win, and more in the roundup.

Morris whittled an 18-point Sycamore lead down to seven, but a trio of 3-pointers from Sadie Lang and Quinn Carrier secured a 65-52 win for the Spartans in an Interstate 8 battle Tuesday night.

Adults who want to learn about beginning genealogy research can learn how to at a DeKalb Public Library class.

Democratic state Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, praised state leaders this week for passing a new clean energy bill aimed at strengthening the state’s power grids amid reports that Illinois is running out of energy.

DeCarbon DeKalb invites community members to its January installment of DeCarbon Dialogues, a free public conversation Tuesday evening focused on planning climate-friendly home gardens for the upcoming growing season.

Anna Herrmann moved into the IHSA Top 20 for 3-pointers made in a career, Elsie Betz scored 19 to help Indian Creek in its comeback against North Boone, and more in the roundup.