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Listen: Sauk Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week, Feb. 8-14

February 15, 2026·

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Blair Grennan, Kerby Germann, Michelle Naftzger win sectional titles: Saturday’s Sauk Valley Roundup

February 15, 2026·

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Blair Grennan, Kerby Germann, Michelle Naftzger win sectional titles: Saturday’s Sauk Valley Roundup

February 15, 2026·

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Providence claims seven boys wrestling champs at sectionals: The Herald-News Saturday Roundup

February 14, 2026·

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IC Catholic crowns six sectional champs, sends 12 wrestlers to state: Saturday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

February 14, 2026·

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Sauk Valley area wrestlers advance to state from rugged 1A Byron Sectional

February 14, 2026·

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Dixon Wrestling Wins Princeton Regional, Sends 9 Wrestlers to Sectional (Weekend Recap)

February 1, 2026·

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Dixon Girls Basketball Lose in Overtime at Byron (Saturday Scores)

January 25, 2026·

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Dixon Girls Basketball Wins Two Games at Freeport MLK Classic (Local Scores)

January 19, 2026·

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Dixon Wrestling Takes 3rd Place in Princeton (Local Scoreboard)

January 11, 2026·

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Singer Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch during performance at festival Rock for People in Hradec Kralove^ Czech republic^ July 4^ 2016.

Five Finger Death Punch to launch 20th anniversary tour ft. Cody Jinks and Eva Under Fire

February 12, 2026 3:40 am|

Jelly Roll performs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium supporting on Post Malone's World Tour London^ UK - September 20^ 2025

Jelly Roll shares ‘I’m Good’ from animated film ‘GOAT’ soundtrack

February 11, 2026 4:40 am|

Ernest performs at Country Thunder Florida 2021 festival. Kissimmee^ Florida^ USA - September 11^ 2021

ERNEST shares the video for ‘Lorelei’

February 11, 2026 4:40 am|

Vince Gill performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park. He's worn 20 Grammy & 10 CMA Awards. Also inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. San Francisco^ CA/USA - 10/1/16

Vince Gill to embark on ’50 Years From Home’ tour

February 10, 2026 4:40 am|

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Illinois sees 10% increase in H-2A workers

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Lee, Whiteside, Ogle county property transfers for Feb. 2-6, 2026

February 15, 2026·

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Sauk Valley area wrestlers advance to state from rugged 1A Byron Sectional

February 14, 2026·

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Sauk Valley-area students named to Illinois State University fall dean’s list

February 14, 2026·

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Michelle Pfeiffer at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards IHO Nicole Kidman at the Dolby Theater on April 27^ 2024 in Los Angeles^ CA

See first-look images of new Paramount + series ‘The Madison’ premiering March 14

February 12, 2026 4:10 am|

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Person detained is released after FBI share new photos, footage of subject in search for Nancy Guthrie

February 11, 2026 5:15 am|

Model Tyra Banks attends the Red Carpet at the 2018 Billboards Music Awards at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas^ Nevada USA on May 20th 2018

Netflix to air docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model”

February 11, 2026 4:20 am|

Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson attend the "Moana 2" UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London^ England.

Disney shares teaser for live-action remake of ‘Moana’

February 10, 2026 4:20 am|

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