River’s Edge Farmers Market offering plenty of family fun in July
The markets are held each Thursday night from 5-7:30 p.m. at 123 N. Second St., along the riverfront below the Oregon dam.
Bake bread with locally ground flour at Windmill Cultural Center
Purchase a bag of stone ground flour, mix it up and knead it into dough and drop in the oven at the Windmill Cultural Center.
Photos: Lighted Way students visit Loch Countryside Kennel in Peru
Photos: Lighted Way students visit Loch Countryside Kennel in Peru
Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Steve Marco on Dixon street repairs, other local news
In a TALK-LINE interview for June 25, Charlene Bielema, Shaw Local’s editor for the Dixon Telegraph and Sterling Gazette, discusses street repair projects in Dixon, a local Dixon native making her mark in music and other news.
Sublette’s ‘Drive Your Old Truck to Town Day’ is June 28
Anyone with a truck 25 years old or older is invited to drive to Sublette and park it from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 28, on Main Street. There is no entry fee and no judging.
Future Firefighter

A 12-year-old in Virginia named Romir Parker saved his grandmother and two baby brothers from a fire this month. The whole first floor of their home was filled with black smoke, but he scooped up both kids and
Streator men’s clothing store to close
Streator men’s clothing store to close
Catch a 2025 fireworks show in Starved Rock Country

See some of the best fireworks displays central Illinois has to offer