CHERRY – A combine fire in a soybean field was quickly extinguished Friday. The Cherry Fire Department along with the Arlington Fire Department were called to a field north east of Cherry around 4:30 PM. Both departments acted quickly to prevent the spread of the fire to the rest
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments announced Friday evening 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and that Putnam County is now on the state’s warning list. The health department said that Bureau County has been removed from Illinois’
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PERU – A small section of the new artificial turf was damaged at the LaSalle-Peru High School football field and a reward is being offered for the apprehension of those responsible. The Peru Police Department say around 5:30 AM Saturday they were called to Howard Fellows Stadium, where
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will offer “Basic Forklift Operation” on Saturdays from 9 AM to 3:30 PM Oct. 10 through Nov. 7. The class will help ensure forklift operators, regardless of experience, have a uniform understanding of the safe
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STREATOR – Illinois American Water’s Pontiac and Streator Water Treatment Plants and their water quality teams earned national recognition from the American Water Works Association’s partnership for Safe Water program. Both districts were awarded the Directors Award for maintaining a
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OGLESBY – A starter course at Illinois Valley Community College will help those who need an introduction on how to use a personal computer. IVCC’s Continuing Education Office will offer “Computer Basics” from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 1 through 22. Students will learn basic
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MENDOTA – The 39th Annual Conkey Family Award winner was announced last week at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in the Serenity Garden. Darci Kettleborough, RN from the Surgical Services Department from OSF Saint Paul, was named this year’s winner. Darci has been caring for patients
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OTTAWA – 21 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County, individuals ranging in age from their teens to their 80s. These cases now make 1,686 in total for the county, with all but 554 now recovered. The county health department announced 42 new recoveries for the county as well.
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OTTAWA – A fiery crash involving six vehicles killed two, including a LaSalle woman on Friday. The crash blocked the Westbound lanes on Interstate 80 for over four hours. Around 10 AM the Illinois State Police say a life flight helicopter was called in and traffic in both directions
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LISBON – A man who is wanted in connection with the shooting of a woman near Peoria is still at large after crashing in Kendall County. Thursday around 2:30 PM near Lisbon on Route 52, a silver car allegedly taken after a 25-year-old woman was shot in Canton, Illinois, crashed and the
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