Prophetstown

Despite temperatures in the mid-90s some area residents still ventured outside for a variety of activities on Saturday, June 21, 2022.

Proceeds will go toward local projects, scholarships, the American Red Cross blood drive canteen and school supplies.

The Prophetstown Police Department hosted the 19th annual Dick Brown Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Prophetstown State Park. Seventy kids took part in the event "competing" in three age groups. All participants went home with a prize for their efforts.

The role of the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office is to uphold and protect the right to protest – while also ensuring the safety of all participants, bystanders and the broader community.

From live music and food vendors to car shows and carnivals, here is a list of local places to celebrate the holiday.

Madison Manning, 25, has been found safe in Rock Falls, according to a news release issued by the Dixon Police Department on Thursday morning.

As Dixon police continue their search for a missing Prophetstown woman, the department is asking residents in the area of the 1100 block of Highland Avenue to check their home security cameras to help find her.

The Dixon Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Madison Manning, 25. She has not been seen since around 1 a.m. Sunday, June, 1, 2025, in the 1000 block of Highland Avenue.

The Illinois College & Career Pathway Endorsement Program allows students to earn a formal endorsement on their high school diploma or transcript by completing a series of structured requirements designed to prepare them for life after high school in their chosen career path.

Here's a list of the public pools and splash pads opening across the Sauk Valley.

With a number of ceremonies, parades and speakers planned throughout the Sauk Valley on Memorial Day, here is a list of what local communities will be doing to remember the fallen.

A two-vehicle crash in rural Prophetstown on Wednesday afternoon left one man dead and another injured, according to a news release from the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office.

Ed Britton, wildlife refuge manager of the Savanna District, will present a program on the 100th anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Fulton Martin House Museum.

The River Bend Board of Education may need to seek public funding in the form of a referendum in spring 2026, according to a district statement.

Due to contractor delays, the start of the closure has been postponed to June.

Ebenezer Reformed Church is hosting 7 p.m. program featuring Pastors Darin and Korene Sturtz.

A pavement replacement project on the U.S. 30 bridge over the Mississippi River between Clinton, Iowa and Fulton will require closing the roadway to traffic from May 7-9. The Illinois 136 bridge, also known as the North Bridge, will close May 12 to Sept. 30.

The bank provides lending, deposit, trust and wealth management services throughout northwest Illinois from locations in Prophetstown, Geneseo, Morrison and Mount Carroll.   

Jackson Miller, 13, of Prophetstown, died at the scene of the crash in the 18000 block of Lomax Road. Whiteside County deputies were dispatched to that location shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in reference to the crash.

The teen’s name has not yet been officially released.

The Fulton City Council is discussing the development of single family households as a part of ongoing talks with Ryan Eissens Construction.

The 2025 theme for Dutch Days is the celebration of de Immigrant, Fulton’s authentic, Dutch, working windmill.

The Whiteside Area Career Center has announced its list of students of the month for March 2025.

Voters this week in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Rock Falls and Sterling firefighters and CGH EMS were called at 9:37 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2025, to 222 Ave. D in Rock Falls for a reported structure fire with a possible explosion.

The event will be in the program room at the Odell Public Library.

Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

New inductees consisted of 13 juniors and three seniors.

Beginning May 12, donated pasta items can be delivered to New Life Church at 702 W. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, during office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Firefighter crews were on scene Friday at the Illinois Wildlife Game Preserve for 8 hours, with an estimated 600 acres burned and an estimation of more 40,000 gallons of water used before extinguishing a brush fire.

Ed Britton, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, Savanna District, will speak about the 100th anniversary of the refuge.

Before you head to the polls, here is a look at the candidates and the seats they are running for in Whiteside County's city, school and township elections.

See when State Sen. Li Arellano Jr.'s mobile constituent services will be visiting your town.

The screening’s goal is to provide parents a measure of their child’s development in areas of learning importance. The Bi-County cooperative and schools will offer preschool programs for special needs children ages 3 to 5.

RNA Prophetstown Adult Chapter 516 will match up to $1,000 of the profits off the silent and live auction to be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 22, in the Reagan Community Center, 202 W. Second St., Tampico. 

Iowa State University, Trinity Christian College and Aurora University also announce fall semester dean’s lists.

VanOpdorp has served since 2017 as chief financial officer, and was named vice president in 2018.

Donations will fund scholarships to send children to Camp Manitoqua.

Facemakers, a Savanna-based company that manufactures costumes, including those for team mascots, will be the topic.

"Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living” by David Fideler to be discussed.

$600,000 has been raised to cover SVCC tuition costs, in perpetuity, for Polo students who earn tuition through volunteerism.

He and his dad paddled through 13 countries from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Belem, Brazil.

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 University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester. 

Whiteside County voters in April 2025 will once again be asked to consider a countywide sales tax to help fund emergency dispatch services.

Kim Gehling is a Geneseo native who graduated with her bachelor of fine arts and master of science degrees from Iowa State University.

Performances are Dec. 6, 7.

Stressed duties, lack of personnel at the agency and a concern for his own health cited as reasons for leaving.

The Rock Falls City Council heard a report Tuesday night about the consequences of a failed referendum that would have instated a 0.5% sales tax throughout Whiteside County to help fund emergency dispatch services.