
Morrison-Rockwood State Park in Whiteside County will be closed to the public June 23 and 24 while staff apply aquatic herbicide treatment at Lake Carlton.

Illinois Free Fishing Days are June 19 to 22, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources invites families throughout the state to enjoy the opportunity at a lake, pond, river, state park or private fishing hole near them.

Franklin Grove will host classic cars and a summer solstice celebration featuring Scottish music.
OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center is inviting nurses to explore career opportunities during an in-person hiring event focused on night-shift medical-surgical roles. The event is June 23 at OSF Saint Katharine Center for Health – Sterling.

Come enjoy the Summer Sounds of the Dixon Municipal Band concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday June 18, at the Page Park Band Shell in Dixon.

Each semester, Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the dean’s list.

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center announced nurse practitioner Caitlin Ehlers is moving from internal to family medicine at Town Square Centre in a new suite location in Dixon and will begin seeing patients at the OSF Saint Katharine Center for Health - Sterling.

The prize package consists of four Best of Show passes good for Lee County Fair gate and grandstand admission on one day of your choice and four vouchers to one of the fair’s food vendors.

Local youths interested in food service or culinary careers are invited to an upcoming ServSafe Food Manager Certification training hosted by University of Illinois Extension 4-H.
The Sterling City Council has decided to review the city’s use of Flock Safety cameras to decide whether the city should look to another company to provide automated license plate readers.

The celebration will include inspiring and empowering information, free food, free activities, free entertainment, vendors, giveaways and more.

Three Sterling students have been named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

The Sublette farmers market will take place in downtown Sublette on Tuesdays, starting June 23.

With the squeals and laughter of children playing as background music, Sterling city officials and Riverfront Commission members and donors cut the ribbon Saturday to officially open the new park.

A century of life and 80 years of American Legion membership will be celebrated for Marvin Geerts at 9 a.m. June 27 at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison.

Sauk Valley Community College will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, June 29, in West Mall.

By making connections within the community, Winifred Knox Memorial Library Director Amy Runkle says she has discovered a network of talent and skills that residents want to pass along to others through classes at the library.
Anthony Venier of Venier Jewelers and his friend, Evan Hackbarth, have collaborated to create a completely redesigned Reagan Run medal, bringing a fresh vision to one of the event’s most recognizable traditions.

