OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will host an Agriculture and Cannabis Academic Showcase at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March. 9 via Zoom. Current and prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend sessions with agriculture program co-coordinators.
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OTTAWA – The Reddick Mansion Association Board of Directors has announced they will be reopening for tours on Friday. Reservations are not required, but visitors will only be allowed into the building 15 minutes prior to each tour. There will be a limit of six people per tour. Face
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OTTAWA – A LaSalle man accused of murdering his infant son will face a jury trial in June. 24-year-old Kenneth Herbst is charged with first-degree murder for the April 2019 incident in LaSalle, where he reportedly suffocated his 2-month-old son with a pillow. On Friday at the LaSalle County
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STREATOR – A Streator woman has been arrested after allegedly being caught attempting to burglarize a home on Thursday. According to the Streator Police Department, a homeowner in the 400 block of W. Bluff Street reported that 28-year-old Kjersten Minkler had entered their home and
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CHICAGO – As winter wanes gas prices remain higher than the pandemic influenced price from a year ago according to the American Automobile Association. LaSalle County averaged $2.80 per gallon, lower than both Bureau and Putnam County who came in around a nickel higher. Statewide the
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported one additional coronavirus-related death in the county; a female in her 80’s. This makes a total of 282 COVID-19 related deaths the county has seen since the pandemic began. The LCHD also confirmed 22 additional cases of COVID-19
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OGLESBY- Ag students at Illinois Valley Community College got hands on training in the use of spraying equipment with a simulator on loan to the school from GRAINCO FS. The simulator provides training in driving, field navigation and row crop production. Precision agriculture students are
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MENDOTA – Two commanding officers of the Mendota Police Department have completed additional training programs. Deputy Chief Tyler Kent and Sergeant Amy Mann took the 100 hours of ‘Police Mid-Management Role in the 21 Century’ class from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and
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OTTAWA – COVID-19 testing will no longer be available on Saturdays due to a decrease in demand for testing. The LaSalle County Health Educator Jenny Barrie says testing will still be performed Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Anyone in need of rapid testing should
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SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sue Rezin announced Wednesday that she has filed an Illinois Freedom of Information Act request with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs for communications related to the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home. The filing asks for not only all
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