Cody Cutter
Shaw Local
Rock Falls, IL, United States
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Persona’s: Kathy Henson calls it a career
After many years and countless photographs, Kathy Henson of The New Persona Studios is calling it a career. → Read More
Sterling kickboxer: Lessons in life and limbs
Sterling man has turned the martial arts discipline into an outreach for his faith. → Read More
Sauk Valley’s first veterans
Sauk Valley was briefly home to five soldiers who fought in the the Revolutionary War → Read More
Volleyball: Rock Falls doubles on up Genoa-Kingston in sectional rematch of conference foes
OREGON – Only one team was better than the Genoa-Kingston Cogs throughout its season, and the Rock Falls Rockets solidified that fact Monday night. The Rockets played the Cogs to three hard-fighting sets for the second time this year. In the postseason, however, the second Rockets win finished the Cogs’ season with a 25-13, 24-26, 25-15 victory in a Class 2A Oregon Sectional semifinal. Rock… → Read More
G-K runs away with key BNC win at Dixon
DIXON – Thank goodness for an offensive line for running backs to rely on. The Genoa-Kingston Cogs and its bevy of backs were definitely thankful for their big men up front Friday against Dixon. The Cogs line paved the way for more than 200 first-half yards and four touchdowns in that span as they downed the Dixon Dukes 34-19 at A.C. Bowers Field. Cogs senior running back Joshua Oates is… → Read More
Before Reagan, Louella Parsons was Dixon’s shining star
Louella Parsons was Dixon's first link to Hollywood → Read More
Lee County’s oldest ag operation: Gilmores nearing 200 years on the land
If it wasn’t for a muddy hole in the ground, Lee County’s oldest family farm wouldn’t be in business right now. → Read More
Week 1 Notebook: Rock Falls dominates on defense in Week 1 win
Rock Falls' defense comes up big; Sterling special teams sets up second-half run; Dixon turns to sophomore QB → Read More
Resurfaced blacktop battle goes to Marcos
POLO – The “Battle of the Blacktop” between Polo and Milledgeville has resurfaced, and the Marcos appear to have written the start of the rivalry’s new chapter. And what a start to that chapter it was. With 5:25 to play in the fourth quarter Friday, Polo tied the hard-fought game after a Tyler Merdian pass to Kahlil Sankey from 40 yards out. Merdian then put the Marcos up by two with a… → Read More
Volleyball: Rockets overcome miscues, opens with win over Maple Leafs
ROCK FALLS – With almost everyone back from last season, the Rock Falls Rockets are poised to be even better than their 18-3 showing in the spring. Even with a wealth of experience, the first match always shows teams what they need to work on in a game situation, and that was no different for this year’s team after a 25-17, 25-18 win Tuesday over the Geneseo Maple Leafs in a sweltering Tabor… → Read More
Amboy muralist shows it’s never too late to find – and follow – your bliss
Sublette native Loreen Mead's work can be seen in American Legion Park → Read More
Schools superintendent Bob Sondgeroth closing the book and retiring
Right-hand man Chris Tennyson tapped to head Lee-Ogle-Whiteside ROE → Read More
On the cutting edge: Fulton designer Werx wonders with a laser
“If I can scan it, we can do something with it, whether it be color-printed or laser-engraved,” Robert Miller says. → Read More
Water wings
Rock Falls owner of Midwest Flyboard taking his dream to the Dells → Read More
Bohemian’s Rapsody
Oregon man makes a living making men – with passion and precision → Read More
Sweet and sour: Polo, AFC end 8-man football seasons after a 62-6 Marcos win in Polo
POLO – For the second year in a row, the Polo Marcos can say they ended the football season with a big win. Last season’s finale saw the Marcos hoist the Illinois 8-man state championship trophy back in November of 2019, but with the way the sports season has been askew this year, their finale in the spring of 2021 came with a 62-6 Senior Night win over AFC. Ending the season on a high note… → Read More
Sowing the seeds of business: CEO students get creative during pandemic
More than 30 students in the Whiteside Area Career Center’s Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program are crafting their own businesses. → Read More
Where there’s a skill there’s a way: Best Inc. helps job seekers, employers
When it comes to getting help to find a job, a local employment agency has a simple rule: Everyone deserves the best. → Read More
Football: Fulton rolls past rival Morrison in final game – for now – of Wooden Shoe Trophy
MORRISON – The esteemed Wooden Shoe is headed to Fulton, and it’s going to stay there for quite a while. The traveling trophy, awarded to the winner of football games between the Steamers and the Morrison Mustangs, won’t be played for in the near future due to the Steamers moving to the NUIC next year. Friday’s 56-0 Steamers shutout at E.M. “Bud” Cole Field assured bragging rights to the trophy… → Read More
Made in America, made in Morrison
The Morrison Institute of Technology is fostering local creativity with its Made@Morrison program. → Read More