Shannon

The Diocese of Rockford, which covers Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, Carroll and seven other counties, had 24 substantiated child sex abusers, according to the attorney general’s report.

The American Red Cross is announcing an urgent need for blood, and Sauk Valley residents have several opportunities to roll up their sleeves and help.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its appeal for information in the case of a Monticello, Wisconsin woman last seen in Shannon before her disappearance on Oct. 26.

Riders from Leaf River, Shannon and Fulton were part of the competition.

The nearly 50-year-old Lanark Building Center, which houses Carroll Service Co., a lumberyard, hardware store and ag coop at 505 W. state Route 64, was destroyed by a fire Sunday.

Firefighters from five counties, many of them volunteers, responded to the blaze, which was called in to 911 around 7:30 p.m. by a passerby who saw smoke in the area, Lanark Fire Chief Cory Barnes said.

Police reports for Tuesday, May 25, 2021