Lee County Sheriff John Simonton in an update says Powell has not been located, after an exhaustive search of over four townships in the area of the crash. The search involved: the use of Drones by the Emergency Management Agencies in Lee and Bureau County, as well as Amboy Fire Department and Ogle County Sheriff’s…… Read more »
The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with The United States Chamber of Commerce will host a Virtual Policy Briefing on three topics that impact the Business Community. The topic areas include: Small Business Outlook and Policy, Workforce Training: Approaches and Resources, and Equality of Opportunity. Each segment will be presented by a…… Read more »
The Whiteside County Health Department has reported the death of an individual in their 80+ related to COVID-19. They also announce 4 new laboratory confirmed cases and 7 recoveries of COVID-19 in Whiteside County. The cases are (3)20s, (1)80+. The Lee County Health Department reported theire are 3 new cases in Lee County today; including…… Read more »
Several area law enforcement organizations are looking for a suspect wanted on a nationwide warrant. Members of the Dixon Police Department, Illinois State Police, Lee County Emergency Management Agency, Bureau County Sheriff’s Department, Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, Amboy Fire Department, and Lee County Sheriff’s Department are actively looking for a fugitive who was involved in…… Read more »
Just after 11 pm Thursday Rock Falls Police responded to the Shell station located at 1111 West Route 30 in Rock Falls for a reported robbery. According to officers the suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall with a bald head and light beard wearing a red, black and…… Read more »
Dixon Mayor Li Arellano said following his first City Council meeting back in the mayor’s seat it felt really good. Arellano has spent just short of a year on military duty in the Middle East as well as parts of the states. He said the first thing he did when he walked back into City…… Read more »
The City of Rock Falls is very happy with the results of 6 of their businesses who applied for the Small Business Stabilization Grants offered by the State of Illinois. According to Rock Falls City Administrator Robbin Blackert, 5 of the 6 who applied received approvals. Blackert commented how Dixon only received 4 approvals from…… Read more »
On Thursday, following what is described as a long term narcotics distribution investigation in the Sterling and Rock Falls area, the Black Hawk Area Task Force and the Sterling Police Department arrested 29 year old Andre Peat. Authorities say his last known address was Mount Carroll. Peat was charged with 3 Counts of Delivery of…… Read more »
Sauk Valley Community College has implemented additional precautions and resources in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday August 10, SVCC students will have the opportunity to receive grants that will assist in paying for internet access and service. Students are encouraged to check their SVCC email for details on how to apply for these…… Read more »
The Whiteside County Health Department says they have 3 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whiteside County. The cases are (1)30s, (1)50s, (1)80+. The department also said that during their investigation a previously reported case Under 20 was not a Whiteside County resident. The Lee County Health Department is reporting 13 new cases Thursday…… Read more »