http://www.saukvalley.comThe latest news from the saukvalley.com websiteen-usMORRISON – The Morrison High School football team earned its first trip to the IHSA finals Saturday by defeating Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 42-18 in a Class 2A semifinal at Bud Cole Field.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/54815172/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/54815172/index.xmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:57 GMTThis technical memo describes the likely economic impacts on the local economy of the purchase and modification of the state prison in Thomson, Illinois and its subsequent use by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Bureau of Prisons (BoP) as a federal facility.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/23753406/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/23753406/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 22:29:08 GMTDIXON – Hospice of the Rock River Valley will have a holiday tour of five homes in Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/16/r_uh2rodujsscpgvicdgeja/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/16/r_uh2rodujsscpgvicdgeja/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:12:00 GMTSTERLING – The last week Sterling will collect yard waste is Dec. 7. Christmas trees will be collected during the first 2 weeks of January, then yard waste collection will resume March 15. Residents who have yard waste to dispose of over the winter can call the public works department, 815-625-6040, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_c9bya9nrya0t91bkbtgng/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_c9bya9nrya0t91bkbtgng/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTMORRISON – A 17-year-old Rock Falls boy is being held on $75,000 bond; he and two other teens are accused of breaking into a classmate’s house Wednesday and stealing video game equipment and other items.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_m_cbpzqltqshgk_5wy64q/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_m_cbpzqltqshgk_5wy64q/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTSTERLING – An 18-year-old Rock Falls High School star athlete pleaded not guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of consumption of liquor by a minor.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_npqr9zltwfm6jayrxzg/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_npqr9zltwfm6jayrxzg/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDIXON – The Lee County Tourism Council Board of Directors has chosen three photos to be featured on the cover of the 2010 Lee County Calendar of Events.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_rcqa_7bfsysio2iqskfbra/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_rcqa_7bfsysio2iqskfbra/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDIXON – “Self-Therapy for the Stutterer,” a self-help guide for stutterers, is now available at libraries in Lee County.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_txlgyqkqr6wrkupgnbfca/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_txlgyqkqr6wrkupgnbfca/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDIXON – The Dixon Knights of Columbus is offering a free Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at its hall, 506 W. Third St.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_z1fp1bqaszrxtfu3h2sw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_z1fp1bqaszrxtfu3h2sw/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTA second woman was raped by an armed gunman in a string of home invasions in Fulton and nearby Clinton, Iowa, police reported Friday.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/69105751/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/69105751/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTSaturdayhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/83400246/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/83400246/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTSTERLING – Dozens of renters and families either are or soon will be homeless, as banks foreclose on eight apartment buildings once owned by a major Sterling landlord.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/60427338/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/60427338/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:04:58 GMTMOUNT CARROLL – Believing that it would help spur economic development, the Carroll County board has passed a resolution stating its support for selling Thomson Correctional Center to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/08405290/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/21/08405290/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:45 GMTState Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, voiced his opinions on various aspects of the Thomson prison controversy in a recent interview. His take:http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/29895664/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/29895664/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:52 GMTDIXON – Three Dixon teens were behind bars Thursday, charged with burglarizing a Dixon car wash twice this summer. http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/11008414/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/11008414/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:50 GMTBoth 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.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/13476648/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/13476648/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:56 GMTDIXON – Lee County employees have been spared from the chopping block – at least for now. http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/07890292/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/07890292/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:11 GMTMORRISON – Beginning Saturday, Crossroads Community Church will have Service Saturdays, in which groups will help with yard work, cleaning gutters and other tasks.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_lo1vm1_tq0guvcwxsjoq8g/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_lo1vm1_tq0guvcwxsjoq8g/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GMTDIXON – A hearing Thursday was rescheduled for Monday to decide whether to allow at trial evidence that Eric Lemons had sex with Kaylyn Gideon while her roommate lay dead nearby.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/92447366/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/92447366/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:45 GMTDIXON – First-degree murder charges filed against Byron Adams will stand.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/93130065/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/93130065/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:52 GMT