Payton Felix

Project Rock will extend the multi-use path that runs west of Heritage Crossing with a pedestrian bridge over the Rock River using the old Illinois Central Railroad piers and construct an additional 2.8 miles of multi-use path.

Preschool offerings are expanding in Dixon as Regional Office of Education No. 47 prepares to open two of four classrooms in April which, in all, will service up to 80 children at no cost to qualifying families.

Dixon’s St. Paul and Immanuel Lutheran churches raised a total of $2,430 to help pay off Dixon Public Schools’ student lunch debt through two fundraisers led by the youth ministry, Gerad Von Holten, praise band director at St. Paul, told Shaw Local.

The Dixon City Council honored two people – one who’s working to create a sober community and a former city commissioner known for his integrity – in observance of Black History Month.

Nearly half of the Coloma Township Board of Trustees, including its supervisor, abruptly announced late last week that they were resigning, which led to the appointment of a new supervisor, clerk and two trustees Tuesday.

About 30 people gathered on First Avenue bridge between Sterling and Rock Falls on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, to protest immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration.

Following OSF HealthCare’s Jan. 1 takeover of KSB Hospital, now OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center, a longtime employee of Catholic care systems was selected as vice president and chief medical officer, according to a Friday news release from OSF.

The Dixon City Council was presented a budget of about $33 million on Wednesday for its various capital improvement projects in fiscal 2026.

Lena’s Social Club, a new restaurant and bar in Dixon that was expected to open in late February, is temporarily closed. Owners Heather and Greg Huffman made the announcement on Facebook on Wednesday.

Several inches of light, fluffy snow fell across Sterling and Dixon on Wednesday afternoon.

Due to a loss of federal grant funding, the Dixon Police Department requested $86,767 in city funds to continue to employ a mental health professional in its ranks.

For Dixon’s St. Paul and Immanuel Lutheran churches, February is all about “kids helping kids. The youth ministry will hold a spaghetti bake dinner at St. Paul Church, 421 Peoria Ave. in Dixon, from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 21. Half the proceeds will go to Dixon schools' lunch debt.

Icy road conditions Wednesday night led to multiple accidents in Whiteside County, Sterling Deputy Fire Chief David Northcutt told Shaw Local.

A rural Dixon man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers at his residence in June will remain jailed.

The council listened to funding requests from six community nonprofit organizations during the session, which was the first of many meetings as the city begins drafting its fiscal 2026 budget.