Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois to host open house on Aug. 13 in Peru

Sheffield man gets 4 years for telephone threat

La Moille Lions Club to host Aug. 14 chicken dinner
The La Moille Lions Club will host its chicken dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at 308 Howard St.
Sheffield man gets 4 years for telephone threat

A Sheffield man pleaded guilty Thursday, and accepted a four-year sentence, for threatening to conduct a shooting at the Ottawa office of the Department of Children and Family Services.
Lost and Found

A woman in New Jersey lost two rings at the beach, and two different people found them and got them back to her. She hired a guy with a metal detector, and he didn’t find anything. But then
Bureau County Marriage Licenses: Through Aug. 2, 2025
These marriage licenses were recently recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse.
Bureau County Marriage Licenses: Through Aug. 2, 2025

Bureau County Marriage Licenses: Through Aug. 2, 2025

GriefShare begins Aug. 28 at Disciples United Methodist Church
The program teaches how to recognize the symptoms of being stuck in grief as well as receive valuable information about facing a new normal in life and renewing hope for the future
Rock River Riders ascend 100-foot hill, compete at season’s final event
Motorcycles were on display and in action in Ogle County at the Rock River Riders Motorcycle Club’s hillclimb on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.