The missing middle: Local developers moving forward with project to bridge Sterling’s housing gap
Tyler Tarlton, Lou Pignatelli Sr., and Lou Pignatelli Jr. of Tarlton & Pignatelli LLC plan to construct multiple duplex-style townhomes, with one cluster planned for the 200 block of West Seventh Street and Avenue B, and another
Hennepin Canal monthly hike set for Aug. 17
The Friends of the Hennepin Canal will hold its next “Hike the Hennepin” event at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Bridge 50, 25060 Illinois Route 172, Rock Falls.
2025 BCR volleyball preview: Top statistical returners
A look at the top returning Bureau County statistical volleyball leaders with players from BV, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede
2025 BCR volleyball preview: Top statistical returners

2025 BCR volleyball preview: Top statistical returners

Rescuing the Koala

An 82-year-old guy in Australia is going viral after he stopped to save a koala on the road, then gave it a talking to after it scratched at him. He did an interview about it later, and he’s a character.
Lumber Lane Gallery in Seneca to debut with art exhibition by J. Douglas Dalrymple

Lumber Lane Gallery in Seneca to debut with art exhibition by J. Douglas Dalrymple

Unplug At Kishauwau Cabins

Guests recharge and reconnect at this cozy lodging destination
Appellate court: Sterling man serving 8 years for 2017 drunken driving death can again try to withdraw plea
The state’s appellate court has vacated a Whiteside County judge’s 2024 ruling denying a Sterling man’s motion to withdraw the guilty plea he made three years ago in the 2017 drunken driving death of a Sterling woman.