Bureau County collegiate football players go bowling
Four Bureau County’s collegiate football players went bowling at the end of season – Spring Valley’s Mac Resetich (Illinois) and Princeton’s Noah LaPorte (Northwestern), Teegan Davis (Iowa) and Drew Harp (North Central College).
Utica to boost hotel-motel taxes to 7.5%
“Wintry Symphony Sounds Again Today” and more history on our Jan. 9 covers
As Shaw Media continues to celebrate its 175th anniversary, we explore six front pages: In the midst of the early Great Depression, the January 9, 1930, edition of the Sterling Gazette led with “Wintry Symphony Sounds Again
Utica to boost hotel-motel taxes to 7.5%
Dixon accused of violating Freedom of Information Act
A Lee County judge ruled Tuesday, Jan. 6, in favor of Dixon’s defense attorney’s motion to pause the information-gathering pretrial process in a lawsuit that alleges the city did not comply with the state’s public records’ law.
Tensions flare in Minneapolis, as state officials are blocked by FBI from probe of ICE shooting

Tensions escalated and clashes erupted in Minneapolis after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during a protest Wednesday, triggering conflicting accounts from federal and state officials and prompting outrage nationwide. The
Senate advances war powers resolution to restrict further military strikes on Venezuela

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate moved to restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out additional military operations in or against Venezuela without explicit congressional approval, advancing a bipartisan war powers resolution amid growing concern over the
See Brandi Carlile’s NPR “Tiny Desk Concert’ performance

Brandi Carlile made her return to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series to perform music from her eighth studio album, Returning to Myself – including the songs “A Woman Oversees,” “Human,” “A War with Time” and “Returning to
2026 Boots in the Park lineups for San Diego, Fresno are revealed

Boots In The Park is set to return to San Diego and Fresno, CA this year, with country superstar Miranda Lambert headlining San Diego’s Waterfront Park on April 11th, joined by a lineup including Jordan Davis, Dylan
Photos: First responders respond to overturned semi on I-80