Christ paintings to be displayed Dec. 6 in Ottawa’s Washington Square Park

The Ottawa Freedom Association will display 16 paintings of the life of Christ at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in Washington Square Park, 101 E. Lafayette St., Ottawa.
Illinois Extension to offer air plant workshop Dec. 10 in Peru
Illinois Extension to offer air plant workshop Dec. 10 in Peru
City of Ottawa yard and garden waste bin removal set for Dec. 1
City of Ottawa yard and garden waste bin removal set for Dec. 1

City of Ottawa Commissioner Marla Pearson recently announced Republic Services will remove yard and garden waste bins on Monday, Dec. 1.
City of Ottawa yard and garden waste bin removal set for Dec. 1
Sterling’s CGH Medical Center recognized with 2025 Illinois Birthing Hospital Quality Excellence Award
CGH Medical Center in Sterling has been named a recipient of the inaugural Illinois Birthing Hospital Quality Excellence Award.
Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Brandon Clark interviews Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery’s Lauren Metzler
Brandon Clark speaks with Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery Operations Manager Lauren Metzler about its new sober women’s living facility in Rock Falls, Cledy’s House of Hope.
Five Sauk Valley boys basketball players to watch for 2025-26
Five Sauk Valley boys basketball players to watch this season include Forreston’s Kendall Erdmann, Newman’s Asher Ernst, Eastland’s Parker Krogman, Fulton’s Landen Leu and Rock Falls’ Cole Mulnix.
Sauk Valley boys basketball previews for the 2025-26 season
Here is a look at the Sauk Valley boys basketball teams as the 2025-26 season tips off this week.