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Rock Falls softball edges Dixon in BNC battle: Tuesday’s SVM area roundup
Rock Falls 8, Dixon 7: At Rock Falls, the Rockets scored three runs in the seventh inning to top the Duchesses in Big Northern Conference play on Tuesday. Olivia Osborne went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Emma Skinner went 2 for 3, and Nicolette Udell tallied three RBIs, including a home run, for Rock Falls.
Woodlawn Arts Academy hosts auditions for Theatre in the Park
STERLING — Auditions are now open for this summer’s Theatre in the Park production of “Little Women: The Broadway Musical.”. Ages 16 and up can register for auditions at bit.ly/WoodlawnLittleWomen. Video auditions will be accepted through the date of in-person auditions, which is Tuesday, May 21. Both male and female roles are available. Questions can be emailed to Ellen Johnson, director, at ejohnson2@sps5.org.
Salute to First Responders: Julie Pope
Julie Pope has served as a paramedic and teacher for the Prophetstown Ambulance Service for more than 20 years. She was honored for her service as this month’s winner of SERVPRO and Fox 18’s Salute to First Responders. Her family, friends and coworkers surprised Julie with the recognition....
Sunshine dominates our skies ahead of our next chance for storms
Improvements were slow to filter in, but it eventually helped bring some sunshine to the Stateline to round out our Monday. Furthermore, it was enough for a few of our locales to reach the 70° mark. Now, yesterday’s improvements will leave us with a much cooler start to our...
Fleetwood Mac tribute show on Dixon Historic Theatre stage Friday
DIXON — Hello Sauk Valley and beyond! What an April this has been. The weather has almost had as much variety as The Dixon: Historic Theatre! See what I did there?. We had three great movies that included Casablanca, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and The Longest Yard with an introduction from one of the stunt men in the movie. (That was me.)
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