11+ hour, 44+ min ago  (197+ words) Dear Annie: I sit here writing to you starting another week much like the past six months of this year, depressed by the way time has altered my life. Special Weather Statement until SAT 5:00 PM CDT Dear Annie: I sit…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (130+ words) CAMANCHE — School District teachers went Monday to its Board of Directors asking for a recess policy change for K-4 students. “Schools and prisons are not the same, and children are not prisoners,” Board Vice President Rich Klahn…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (90+ words) DEKALB, Ill. — Local students were among the more than 2,300 to graduate last month from Northern Illinois University. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. - Boy, 15, falls from Eagle…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (164+ words) DEKALB, Ill. — Local students to earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 for the semester in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (115+ words) DUBUQUE — Local full-time undergraduate students attending Loras College earned a minimum 3.5 GPA during the recent semester to be named to the college's spring Dean's List. Central DeWitt tennis finishes fourth at state championship DUBUQUE — Local full-time undergraduate students…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (160+ words) - Area students named to the Spring 2026 Dean's List at Central College in Pella include Chase Bremmer, of Shannon, Ill.; Alec Harris, of Long Grove; Angelina Hemphill, of Sterling, Ill.; Kate McConnell, of Erie, Ill.; and Mollie Ries, of Lowden. - Brady Ellison, of DeWitt,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (230+ words) Dear Annie: My husband and I both work from home and each have our own offices. The problem is our walls are thin and his voice is LOUD. It travels through walls and doors and can even be heard by…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (120+ words) Clinton High School’s theater and speech programs together had a record breaking year collecting accolades. Pictured is the All-State nominated Reader’s Theater group “For Feet’s Sake” from Clinton High School. Pictured from left at Individual All-State…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (196+ words) The Whittier Elementary PTA invited staff, students, and supporters for lemonade Friday beneath a new 30-foot by 40-foot sunsail installed in the school’s Second Avenue South playground. The installation of a new 30-foot by 40-foot sunshade was celebrated Friday…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (206+ words) Dear Annie: I am the grandmother of two. My almost-3-year-old granddaughter told me she does not love her “Uncle Dave.” I asked her why and she said because he tickles her. Her parents, my son and his…...