Tampico

The driver of a semitractor-trailer charged with improper passing in the death of a tractor driver in Rock Falls is scheduled to appear in Whiteside County traffic court in Sterling on May 13.

The traffic charges against the teen driver of a pickup truck that investigators said failed to stop at an intersection on March 28, resulting in the deaths of his three teen passengers, have been dismissed for now.

Get caught up on news and sports from the week of March 30 to April 6, 2024 in the Sauk Valley

The driver of the pickup truck that investigators say failed to stop at an intersection, resulting in the death of his three passengers, was cited for failure to stop and for violating his graduated license restrictions.

Mourners with vehicles of all kinds paid tribute Thursday, April 4, 2024, to Jayden Hanson, who was killed in a March 28 crash near Tampico. Jayden, 14, was one of three boys killed when the pickup truck they were riding in was hit by a semi at the intersection of Hahnaman and Luther roads. Also killed in the collision were Channing Swertfeger, 14, and Douglas “DJ” Dorathy, 16. All three were Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico High School/Middle School students.

Hundred of mourners packed the Tampico Community Center gymnasium Sunday night for a vigil for three teens who were killed Thursday in a collision just outside the village.

Participants are needed for a procession of vehicles from the church to the cemetery Thursday for one of the three Tampico teens killed last week in a traffic collision.

Funeral services are set for the three Tampico boys killed Thursday in a traffic collision outside the village.

Tampico held a vigil Sunday, March 31, 2024, in memory of Jayden Lee Hanson, 14, Channing Swertfeger, 14, and 16-year-old Douglas “DJ” Dorathy, who died in a collision Thursday afternoon.

Whiteside County Coroner Joseph McDonald released the names of the three teenagers killed Thursday in a collision with a semi at the intersection of Hahnaman and Luther Roads outside the village.

Three students are dead following a crash at the intersection of Hahnaman and Luther roads in rural Tampico; a fourth teen sustained serious, but nonlife-threatening, injuries, sheriff says.

Each school district within the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative area will conduct screenings of preschoolers on various dates from February to May 2024.

Snowstorm brought 5 inches or more to the Sauk Valley, and it isn't over yet – super cold temperatures are on the way.

Farmers National Bank has selected Morrison Community Hospital as the recipient of its Funding New Beginnings grant for 2023.

Tampico got in on the Christmas spirit with their Christmas in the Country event Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 held at the Reagan Community Center.