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PERU – The rivalry on the court was put aside during the Wednesday night basketball game last week between Hall and St. Bede for a different challenge, collecting food items for the Hall Township Food Pantry. The lobby of the Abbot Vincent Gymnasium was filled with donations from students

MENDOTA – The Illinois Critical Care Access Hospital Network recently recognized OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care during a ceremony as part of their annual conference. As part of the Federal Office of Rural Health

OGLESBY – An Illinois Valley Community College Foundation scholarship has been established to honor the memory of Dorothy M. Soeder of Peru. Soeder, who taught kindergarten through second grade in Peru, died Oct. 15 at age 68. “She was such a special person,” said Dorothy’s sister

WASHINGTON DC – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding pet owners that contact with some lizards may directly lead to illness and hospitalizations. The Bearded Dragon will carry Salmonella germs in their droppings even if they look healthy and clean, and those germs can

The chairman of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said the panel will ask Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter who served as a top White house adviser, to testify voluntarily. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. told

On Thursday, President Joe Biden attempted to clarify his stance on a potential Russian incursion into Ukraine, this after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took issue with comments Biden made during a U.S. presidential briefing. Biden said Thursday that Russia will “pay a heavy

OGLESBY – For the first time Illinois Valley Community College will hold their commencement ceremonies outside. IVCC President Jerry Corcoran announced the special change last week. Dr. Holly Novak, a Springfield cardiologist, will be the 2022 commencement speaker. Novak graduated from IVCC

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded nearly $6 million to libraries focused on responding directly to the COVID-19 pandemic by modifying services, transforming spaces and developing resources for their local recovering workforce. A total of

MENDOTA – The replacement of Mendota Police Department vehicles will be delayed, with one SUV still not being delivered. At the Monday night Mendota City Council Meeting Police Chief Gregory Kellen said the last of four 2021 Dodge Durangos would be delivered sometime in 2022. The delay,

OTTAWA – An Ottawa man already in custody after a TRI-Dent investigation into drug sales will be facing more charges after a search warrant was executed at a residence in Ottawa.  Authorities say in addition to charges for drug distribution and aggravated fleeing and eluding, 45-year-old