Mellisa McMillan’s classroom supply list is not your everyday school supply list. “We need welding gloves and welding tongs. I know we need another new saw out in the woodshop,” McMillan said. She is the agriculture teacher and FFA adviser at Ashton-Franklin Center High School.

Rock Falls Tourism presents Flock to the Rock ’26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Rock Falls American Legion.

The SVACC awards scholarships to students pursuing a college degree in a variety of fields. Application deadlines vary depending on the scholarship.

A Dec. 28 windstorm wasn’t strong enough to defeat the Sterling community’s giving spirit - or one family’s determination to keep the giving going.

Due to unforeseen circumstances on the production side, the Feb. 14 Triple Espresso show at The Dixon: Historic Theatre is being postponed.

Poopy’s, billed as “the largest biker bar in Illinois,” is for sale.  The biker bar, restaurant and event venue in Savanna made the announcement Tuesday, Jan. 13, via its Facebook page. 

Rock Falls High School's annual College and Career Fair is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Feb. 12 in the high school's Tabor Gymnasium. 

Sam Ramirez, program director of Dixon’s WIXN 95.1 and 1460 AM, River Country 101.7 and The Rock 95.7, received the certificate last week from state Sen. Li Arellano, R-Dixon

After 10 years of business, Kunes RV in Sterling is closed.