Mental Health Support in Focus at Upcoming Teen Writers Conference

STERLING – Woodlawn Arts Academy will host Shine a Light on Mental Health Teen Writers Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 3. Teenagers will learn how to effectively use multiple forms of creative writing to improve and manage mental health.
Kathy Wilson to Present “Gardens: A Place For Escape”

Kathy Wilson of Marion, Iowa, gives presentations on everything from artifact storage to genealogy to Victorian death rituals to clothing that kills.
Rock Falls to Host Block Party for Sick Summer Racers

Motion Raceworks Sick the Magazine is coming through Rock Falls on Monday, June 10 and the city is having a block party to welcome them!
Obituary-Barbara Hostetler

Barbara (Headings) Hostetler of Tampico, IL, wife of late husband Wayne Hostetler, was born to Samuel and Lena on December 29, 1936 at Middlebury, IN.
Obituary-Shirley J. Tieman

Shirley J. Tieman, age 87, of Tampico, IL died Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.
Obituary-Stormy G. Gillooly

Stormy G. Gillooly, 40, of Port Byron, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus in Silvis, IL.
Obituary-Charles Eugene Clayton

Charles Eugene Clayton, 57, of Fulton, IL died on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at his home surrounded by family.
The Ancestor Project – Janvern Dale Fabor by Zoey Horton

What is “The Ancestor Project?”