Payton Felix

Two Lee County 911 dispatchers and four Sublette fire crew members were awarded by Mercyhealth on Thursday, May 15, 2025, for their lifesaving actions that led to a successful home birth for a young Sublette family.

A Lee County judge decided Wednesday to permit the pretrial release of a Rock Falls man accused of a felony sex crime against a minor with conditions which include electronic monitoring and home confinement.

Just one day before Kyle Cooper was set to be tried on a first-degree murder charge in a Rock Falls stabbing case, attorneys announced they’ve reached a tentative plea agreement.

A group of eight Dixon students with disabilities attended a clinic May 6 at an Oregon nonprofit to learn about horse care and safety. Students helped groom the horses, walked them around the arena and learned how to introduce themselves to the animals.

An Ogle County judge will now be presiding over the felony case of a former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence in connection with the July death of a Mount Carroll teen.

The Dixon School Board was unable to elect its next vice president after a series of tie votes during an organizational meeting Tuesday, May 6. The three officer roles are for a two-year term and come with specific responsibilities on top of those given to a board member.

In an effort to make Dixon High School’s curriculum more hands-on, major changes have been made to the science department and its line up of classes.

Dixon Public Schools’ newest addition, Thomas J. Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, is nearing what is sure to be a historic moment for the district - the end of its first school year. The school provides special-education services to students in kindergarten to 12th grade.

Dixon High School's choir and life skills classes joined forces early in the 2025 spring semester to create a new singing ensemble, Voices United, that includes students with disabilities who want to sing and perform.

Combining her passion for teaching and basketball, a third grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary in Dixon started her own March Madness tradition centered around picture books.

Open Sesame celebrates 50 years of providing child care in Dixon.

The Dixon Sister Cities Association has retired its 36-year-old charter with its first established sister city – Dikson, Russia, which is one of the world's most northern settlements.

In anticipation of Dixon Police Chief Steve Howell’s retirement, Dixon Deputy Chief Doug Lehman was sworn in as interim chief Monday, May 5. The new police chief will be selected in the first week of June by a committee of 10 community members.

Dixon city officials are moving forward with a $21 million project to update and repair the aging infrastructure at the wastewater treatment plant, which will be funded through a state-run loan program.

The Dixon City Council has approved two contracts that allocate funds to Discover Dixon and the Lee County Industrial Development Association. Both contracts provide a specific amount of annual funding – $325,000 for Discover Dixon and $50,000 for LCIDA.