Logan Junior High School selects Citizenship Award winner for first quarter 2025-26
Former journalist creates $500 IVCC scholarship
Ottawa to vote on sewer, watermain projects and Fields Hill annexations
Bureau County marriage licenses through Nov. 3, 2025
The following marriage licenses were recently recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse.
Logan Junior High School selects Citizenship Award winner for first quarter 2025-26
Citizenship ideals at Logan Junior High School in Princeton emphasize curriculum and extracurricular activities.
Ottawa to vote on sewer, watermain projects and Fields Hill annexations

The Ottawa City Council will vote on storm sewer construction, a watermain replacement and more annexations tied to the Fields Hill subdivision in north Ottawa during their meeting on Tuesday night.
Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Brandon Clark interviews Dixon Township Supervisor Brent Reuter
Brandon Clark sat down with Dixon Township Supervisor Brent Reuter to discuss township projects, community updates, and his work to grow disc golf across the Sauk Valley.
Birds of a feather work together in Sterling
Using both birds and brains, Sterling High School students and local conservationists teamed together to build safe nesting boxes for bird species in the area.
Sterling’s Streetwise Tattoos to take part in upcoming ‘Spirit of Giving’ food drive
Streetwise Tattoos, of Sterling, invites the community to take part in The Spirit of Giving Food Drive during a three-day tattoo-for-donations event from Nov. 21–23, 2025. It’s an initiative supporting local food pantries and a newly opened
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson resigns after brief tenure

David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), resigned on Monday. (via The Washington Post). Richardson submitted a resignation letter on Monday to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. However multiple