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Both the Lee and Whiteside County United Way campaigns have fallen short of their goals, but based on their histories, both are likely to hit all or most of their target by year’s end.

STERLING – Nicole Renner’s back was bothering her the past couple of weeks as volleyball ended and basketball began.

Making a big play in a big postseason game is nothing new for Will Bird.

STERLING – Whether rural residents will pay significantly more for their fire protection will be put to a vote.

Ciara Lightner and Rose Thompson take the same winding road from Dixon to Byron for swim practice everyday.

STERLING – Sterling’s only retail bookstore is being “right-sized” out of business.

MORRISON – A semitrailer was hit by a train early today when the truck stalled on the tracks at the railroad crossing on Jackson Street.

STERLING – In the wake of a major remodeling project, Goodwill is holding its grand reopening today at its store at 2216 E. Fourth St. that features raffles, giveaways and a 10 percent “customer appreciation discount” that will last through Sunday.

DIXON – Everyone on the school board agrees: A basketball program for fifth- and sixth-graders is a great concept.

STERLING – Jonny Imerman was a successful 26-year-old real estate development manager when a testicular cancer diagnosis sent him back to live at his mother’s house in suburban Detroit.

OREGON – An Oregon restaurant owner who wants the FBI to investigate a murder 6 decades cold has enlisted the help of a U.S. senator.