Dixon’s OSF Saint Katharine announced Thursday, Jan. 8, its 2026 plans to expand family planning services, open an OnCall Urgent Care and offer virtual care options. The announcement comes as OSF HealthCare reaches the one-year mark of merging with the former KSB Hospital

Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling has announced its honor and high honor rolls for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year.

Chance Munroe, who is the former director of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce, is now at the helm of The Next Picture Show in Dixon.

The top item on the wishlist for Twin Cities Homeless Shelter is available just a few minutes’ drive from the shelter. “Right now, what I’d really like, and they are on sale at Menards, are those 27-gallon storage totes,” shelter director Myles Newberry said.

Eleven jurors have so far been selected to hear the case against Duane Meyer, 43, who is accused of killing his ex-wife and setting fire to her Byron home on Oct. 19, 2016, with their 3-year-old son inside. A third jury pool is being summoned for selection Monday.

Dollar General has announced its store at 2603 Locust St. in Sterling is now open. To celebrate, the company plans to host a grand opening event at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10.

Sterling Today filed a complaint for eviction papers in Whiteside County Circuit Court against The Mercantile Ballroom & Cocktail Lounge and business owners Ryan Nares and Ashley Nares, who dispute the allegations made in the filing

Fulton Presbyterian Church will play host to its annual fundraiser for Mission Starfish Haiti at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1.

While the appearance of the Twin Cities Homeless Shelter could be a single-family home, the face of homelessness has been changing over recent years, creating challenges for Myles Newberry and his two-person staff.