Lee County

Sterling American Legion Chaplain Gordon E. Harris is reviving a mostly forgotten story about the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester during World War II and the selfless acts of four chaplains on board.

The list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or better. The students also must have completed 12 credit hours.

Other projects include a new restaurant and bar near Sublette and construction of another building at HA International’s manufacturing plant near Oregon.

The university awarded over 1,150 students bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in December.

Participants will be able to receive support from community members grieving a lost loved one.

The grant will be used to install new, safe flooring in critical areas of the facility.

The public is invited to attend to see what the 4-H’ers have prepared for presentation.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Jan. 13-19, 2025.

Several Sauk Valley-area students have been named to the dean’s list.

The Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor group will host its National Sewing Day for Quilts of Valor from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid St.

Several students from Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls and Rochelle have been named to the dean's list.

A Walnut home was a total loss Monday from fire after the chimney collapsed through the roof into the home, taking out the first floor.

The winner receives an all-expense paid trip to National Harbor, Maryland, to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the end of May.

The list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

Dixon resident Elle Jarrett recently was named to the University of Evansville’s dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester.

The dean’s list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.75 or higher. The students also must complete at least 12 credit hours.

As Dixon’s primary health care facility implements new restrictions to reproductive care services and some residents cite concerns about a lack of LGBTQ+ affirming care, the Lee County Health Department wants to be a resource for the community, Administrator Cathy Ferguson says.

Community members, residents, schools, and church groups can create Valentine’s Day cards. The cards will be delivered to senior citizens, veterans, and senior living facilities.

The family-owned cheesecake business in Ashton serves a variety of handmade, custom desserts.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Jan. 6-12.

The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, when Ron Koehn will speak on “The Battle of Perryville.” That battle was a critical Civil War engagement that involved the 75th Illinois Infantry from Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties.

A Sterling man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty in Lee County to felony criminal sexual assault using force.

Brandon S. Miller pleaded guilty to threatening a conservation police officer in the Ogle County case. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful use of game, multiple violations, in Lee County.

Dixon resident Mason Weigle recently was named to Wisconsin Lutheran College’s dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester.

The new location, at 212 W. Blackhawk Drive in Byron, is expected to open in March. It will have a full array of services for children, adults and families that are offered at other outpatient offices.

Participants can learn about 10 basic principles to help grief engagement and create healing momentum.

Amboy High School recently released its fall 2024 semester honor roll.

Trivia events, eagle-watching also on schedule of things to do.

The dean’s list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.75 or higher.

The Illinois Department of Public Health last week reported an increase in the state’s respiratory illness level from moderate to high, fueled by an anticipated early winter surge in hospital admissions.

The event at 6:03 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Dixon Elks Lodge features dinner, five different themed bingo games and silly prizes to tie into its "Bogus Bingo" theme.

Mitchell McPheron recently was named to the list.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Dec. 30 to Jan. 5.

State Reps. Brad Fritts, R-Dixon, and Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, were two of 118 sworn into office Wednesday. McCombie was named the House Minority Leader.

Li Arellano now represents the 37th District, which is composed of all or parts of Bureau, DeKalb, Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Whiteside and Woodford counties.

Newman Central Catholic High School recently released its first-semester honor roll for the 2024-25 school year.

The top priorities for Fritts and McCombie include improving rural health care, implementing term limits for legislative leaders, cutting spending and opposing tax increases.

Hikers will meet at 1:30 p.m. at Bridge 37 at the Geneseo Campground, 22978 Illinois Highway 82, where they will be shuttled to Bridge 34 to begin.

After nearly 130 years of operating independently, KSB Hospital‘s merger with OSF Healthcare was solidified at a blessing ceremony Tuesday.

Nicor Gas, the state’s largest natural gas utility covering much of northern Illinois, is asking Illinois officials to approve a $309 million rate increase that, if approved, would raise a typical customer’s bill about $7.50 a month.

Illinois law dictates that all children residing in a Pediatric Lead Poisoning High-Risk ZIP code area, which includes Dixon, Sterling and Rock Falls, are to be automatically screened for blood lead levels at 12, 24 and 36 months of age.

The Goodfellows of Lee County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been providing for families in need of a “hands up” during the holidays for 112 years.

K9 Nemo, a Dutch Sheppard who is almost 8 years old, began his career in May 2019.

Shaw Local has been covering numerous court cases this year as they move through the courts in Lee and Whiteside counties. Here are a few of the high-profile cases we have covered in the past year.

Illinois firearm deer season concluded Dec. 8.

Castor Home Nursing and the Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (BEST) will be holding two hiring events for positions with Castor in January 2025.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Dec. 16-22, 2024.

Two Steward residents were hospitalized on Christmas Day after surviving a rear-end collision and rollover in a two-vehicle crash in rural western DeKalb County, authorities said.

Following the Nov. 5 general election, there were vacancies in both districts. Ryan Rod was appointed to the open seat in District 2 and Jennifer Dallas was appointed to finish the unexpired term in District 4.

Lee County Circuit Court Judge Douglas Lee made the ruling against Bahaveshbhai Kalani, the Magnuson Hotel’s owner, Monday at the end of a three-hour hearing.