Northwest Illinois Film Fest offered a mix of well-crafted short films April 29 at the Morrison Institute of Technology.

It will be an open forum meeting with breakfast and hot coffee, as the group discusses topics such as local and abroad news.

Sterling's Adrian Monarrez had three RBIs and Danny Martinez closed the game in a 9-8 baseball win over Geneseo. Oregon's Kendall Boyle had three RBIs in a 10-3 softball win over Rock Falls, and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The grant provides an opportunity for the Sublette and Amboy communities to double their impact for Amboy Community Unit High School students attending Sauk Valley Community College.

The Northwest Illinois F-4 Jet Memorial Committee will hold a dedication ceremony for the Northwest Illinois Aerial Combat Memorial on May 23 in Lena.

The three officers graduated April 23 from Sauk Valley Community College‘s police academy, where they completed 16 weeks of training.

A Sterling man was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after admitting he set a 2023 Sterling house fire in the middle of the night after learning a registered sex offender lived there

National Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program announces the May Tree of the Month is a tulip tree located on private property in Sterling. It is 65 feet tall, has an average crown spread of 85 feet and a circumference of 18.25 feet.

Milledgeville softball beat Morrison 4-3 to take first in the NUIC South. Layla Wright had two home runs for Sterling, Dixon softball beat Oregon 2-1, track and field results, and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Defense and communication made the difference for the Oregon girls soccer team in a 1-0 Big Northern Conference win at Dixon on Tuesday night. Mili Zavala had seven saves and freshman Jaqlynn Rufer scored the lone goal.