There will be a lot of familiar faces in the Sterling softball lineup this spring. After losing only three senior starters from 2025, expectations are high for the Golden Warriors.

Before heading to the IHSA state tournament, a public performance of the contest play, “The Mercy Seat”, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sterling High School’s Centennial Auditorium. The play will be followed by the Group Interpretation of “Peter and the Starcatcher”.

Looking for a rewarding career where your work truly makes a difference? Attend the upcoming CGH Career Fair from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the Post House Ballroom in Dixon.

JK Moving Services received two awards during the American Trucking Association’s Moving and Storage Conference in Nashville. JK Moving’s Tim Hall of Dixon was named Super Van Operator of the Year.

Cookbook Club, Lego Club, Open Studio and hydroponics and microgreens sessions among other events offered at the Erie Public Library.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties’ property transfers for March 9-13, 2026.

The Lee County Board approved an ordinance Thursday that aims to address the statewide housing crisis impacting its residents.

Dixon boys and girls track & field both had invite wins. Dixon, Milledgeville and Forreston baseball also won. On the softball diamond, Sterling beat Erie-Prophetstown 9-1 in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

State Rep. Brad Fritts, the Lee County Health Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Dixon Police Department and Dixon Township are hosting a free sharps and prescription drug drop-off drive May 14.

Marshall Doane, a founding member of Dogwood Acres dog park in Sterling, has helped to secure every dog’s favorite “watering hole,” a fire hydrant. CIMCO donated a pair of the destined-for-the-scrapheap hydrants to the park, one for the small dog area and one for the larger pups.