Amish Haystack Dinner/Bake Sale to Benefit New School

  Local Amish school children have a new school building in the Spring Valley, IL, area.  To raise funds for supplies, a unique benefit, “Haystack Dinner and Bake Sale,” will be held Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.  Carry-out food...

(SHIP) Senior Health Insurance Program Counseling

    Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a free, Statewide Health Insurance counseling service, for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.  Your local SHIP Counselor, Kathy Schmidt, can answer questions about Medicare, Medicaid, enrollment, drug...

Submit New State Flag Design by October 18

  Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that the Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting public submissions for a new State flag design, beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The IFC will accept design ideas for consideration from the...

200+ Athletes Attend Meet the Players Night

  Editor’s note:  The entire High School Volleyball team and Coaches Jill DeRycke and Emma Sitzmore were not photographed at Meet the Players, due to a technical difficulty.  *However, they were photographed at practice on Tuesday, August 27. It was a...

August 31 Rock Valley Jazz Band Concert

  The Rock River Jazz Band will perform a second Big Band Revival Concert on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Page Park Band Shell in Dixon, IL.  Don’t miss this free event! Featuring the remarkable Angie Harrison and several...