Rock Falls

One of the most enduring flames in the local restaurant scene will be sputtering out over the next few weeks.

The wall calendars feature black and white photographs of local history scenes in Sterling and Rock Falls. This is the 21st year the club has published the calendars.

A federal jury has convicted a former Sterling man of dealing crack cocaine in Rock Falls. Two Rock Falls women also were charged.

Sauk Valley Media is accepting vendor booths for the 2024 Sauk Valley Wedding Expo on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m. at Northland Mall, located on Route 2 in Sterling.

Looking for something to do or someplace to go this weekend? Here are five ideas.

Twin City Conservatives will meet at A’s Kitchen in Rock Falls at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16.

Scooter's, a coffee/smoothie restaurant, opened its latest location on Monday in Rock Falls. The store is planning a Dec. 22 grand opening.

Rock Falls taxpayers could see a decrease on their property tax bills next year if the city’s proposed tax levy is passed on Dec. 19. The Rock Falls City Council is considering a property tax rate of $21.72 per $1,000 of actual value for fiscal year 2024.

Sterling Legion members on Saturday eagerly accepted the print "Last Stop Before Home" to display. I covered the ceremony and an article about the ceremony was published in Tuesday’s Sterling Gazette and Dixon Telegraph. And that’s where the story ended. Or so I thought.

Scooter's, a coffee/smoothie restaurant, opened their latest location on Monday in Rock Falls. The store is planning a Dec. 22 grand opening.

Members and guests at the recent Rock Falls Rotary meeting took a moment to pose with the newest “ex-officio member”, Twister.

While serving in Vietnam, Robert McCombs was trying to get home on leave and to make it in as close to home as possible. The closest he could get was Iowa, on the condition he accompany the body of a fallen serviceman. What happened afterward affected him the rest of his life.

The Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls was buzzing with festive energy Dec. 2 as the 4-H Holiday STEAM workshop unfolded.

A Rock Falls man accused of injuring five others in a four-vehicle drunken crash Tuesday evening while running from Dixon police was ordered Thursday to be held in Lee County jail as his case proceeds.

A Rock Falls man on the lam for a month in a Sterling shooting incident was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, lead Detective Maggie Ellmaker said.