Prophetstown

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.

Fire damaged a Sterling apartment building Tuesday night, causing three people to suffer smoke inhalation symptoms and two cats to be resuscitated.

A new family owned Italian cuisine restaurant has opened in Prophetstown.

“It’s A Wonderful Life” is the theme of Erie’s Hometown Holiday Parade scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

Plenty of activities are planned for Prophetstown Proud’s 39th annual Lighted Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30.

FFA students from several local high schools work Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, to make easy meals for the underserved.

CrossView Church, 703 14th Ave. in Fulton, offers a free community meal called The Table every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Wednesday morning's fire damage was limited to Country Inn and Suites' room 102, with water damage reaching the hallway.

The Prophetstown-Lyndon Food Pantry is open every Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall at 215 Washington St.

Work scheduled to be completed by Nov. 1.

Red Cross says donation appointments are crucial this fall; $10 e-gift card given for coming to give Nov. 1-17.

Online hearing will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Brian Richmond is a construction mechanic with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133.

Blood collection disrupted by weather as storm threats persist through October.

Jeremiah Haas to be inducted in 2025.

Volunteers help make Morrison beautiful.

Donna M. McKenna, 52, was charged with three counts of arson and one count of insurance fraud Wednesday in Whiteside County Circuit Court, according to court documents.

Whiteside County voters on Tuesday, Nov. 5, will decide whether to OK a new 0.5% public safety tax that would bring in about $2M annually to fund 911 emergency dispatch call center services or leave their city’s administration to figure out how to foot their share of the bill.

CrossView Church, 703 14th Ave. in Fulton, offers a free community meal – “The Table” – every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

About 500 freshmen from six area high schools attended a BLIND (Building Lasting Impressions that Never Die) retreat Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, as a way to build leadership skills and understanding.

Volume I contains five written histories of Prophetstown; Volume II is a compilation of Prophetstown articles authored by Fred South and published by the Prophetstown Area Historical Society.

“Beethoven and Friends” is the general theme of the new season.

Asa Crook, the first settler in what would later be known as Prophetstown, built the home in 1839. The home still looks very much like it did at that time.

Brian “Fox” Ellis, internationally renowned storyteller, author and naturalist, will be portraying local Robert Ridgeway and focusing on the science and history of bird-watching and the Audubon Society at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Windmill Cultural Center.

Fulton, Erie, Polo and Morrison are on the list.

The Bureau Valley community is rallying in support of Storm volleyball coach and alum Saige Barnett and her fiance, Hunter Oleson, who lost their Hoopole house to a fire on Sunday.

Gerald Armstrong started working as a firefighter at the age of 23 and quickly worked his way up the ranks.

Three of the four ramps connecting to and from I-88 will be closed as part of the project.

Booths followed a back-to-school theme.

It was a "Back to School" theme for Prophetstown Proud's Fourth Friday on Friday, July 26, 2024. Crafts, games, a bounce house and a balloon twister were all part of attractions, with some family-focused non-profit organizations offering information and school supplies.

With Farmers National Bank's expansion, the bank will now serve customers at four locations: Prophetstown, Geneseo, Morrison and Mount Carroll.

After failing to pass in 2022, Whiteside County voters will be asked to consider a public safety tax again in November to fund 911 emergency dispatch call center services.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 29 to July 5, 2024.

The weather, the view, and the location hit all the right marks Saturday, July 6, 2024 for Prophetstown's fireworks show. A large crowd turned out to watch the annual event at Prophetstown State Park.

Resurfacing begins July 8.

From live music, fireworks and food vendors to skydiving parties and carnivals, here is a list of local places to bring in the holiday.

Fire at 1501 First Ave. was contained in the attic.

Looking for something to do? Here is a list of upcoming Extension courses set in Whiteside and Carroll counties.

Kids lined cast their lines into the Rock River at Prophetstown State Park on Saturday, June 15, 2024, aiming to catch “the big one” at the annual Dick Brown Fishing Derby, hosted by the Prophetstown Police Department.

Melissa Schultz, Haunted Haven’s owner, says she and her husband, Joseph Norton, discovered the fire. They had gone to the Haunted Haven barn Monday to pick up some tools and a lawn mower when they noticed smoke coming from the second floor.

The Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments and CGH EMS were dispatched at 1:14 p.m. Monday to a structure fire at the Haunted Haven Barn, 29038 Grennan Road.

Within the Impact Program, high school students who graduate within SVCC’s district, which includes Whiteside, Lee, and parts of Bureau, Ogle, Henry and Carroll counties, can earn their tuition through completing community service hours.

Signing day, more traditionally reserved for student athletes, was reimagined as a way to recognize the graduates who are going straight to work rather than pursuing higher education.

Students from the Whiteside Area Career Center automotive and manufacturing programs were honored Friday, May 17, 2024, with a ceremony welcoming them into the workforce.

The run serves as a tribute to John Crady, who was an avid runner and golfer during his lifetime.

Sterling students graduate May 24; Dixon and Rock Falls seniors graduate May 26.

141 students from six local schools participated in Sauk Valley Community College's Manufacturing Day Friday, April 26, 2024. After visiting and touring two of nine local businesses, the students spent the afternoon building and racing a car of their own design.

The trade show was held Wednesday and Thursday nights, with 31 student-run businesses selling everything from jewelry and video promotions to made-to-order grilled cheese sandwiches.

The driver of a semitractor-trailer charged with improper passing in the death of a tractor driver in Rock Falls is scheduled to appear in Whiteside County traffic court in Sterling on May 13.

The traffic charges against the teen driver of a pickup truck that investigators said failed to stop at an intersection on March 28, resulting in the deaths of his three teen passengers, have been dismissed for now.