OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby gained a new police officer. Michael Rivara was sworn in by Oglesby City Council on Monday. 23-year-old Rivara is an Oglesby native who worked as a dispatcher for Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch. He will begin police academy training in January. Chief
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OGLESBY – A series of 12-week, late-start online courses including speech, English, geography, psychology, statistics and theatre will be offered at Illinois Valley Community College beginning Sept. 15. The 3-credit, transfer-eligible courses are World Regional Geography (GEG 1004), English
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MENDOTA – Mendota Mayor David Boelk thanked a number of agencies who helped the community clean up after a severe storm last Wednesday morning. The winds gusting at times over 100 mph felled hundreds of tree limbs, which city crews spent days cleaning up ahead of the 74th Annual Mendota
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PERU – The city of Peru is envisioning an all-season recreational expansion of Washington Park. Officials held a public meeting to talk about their intentions of applying for an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant with the state in just a few weeks. Plans
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LADD – A vehicle was destroyed and a house and garage was damaged after a fire Saturday in Ladd. Multiple departments were called to the 100 block of South Selby Ave around 5 PM after a car reportedly caught fire inside a garage. Crews from the Ladd, Cherry, Arlington, Spring Valley
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OTTAWA – Christopher Dvorak, Regional Superintendent of Schools for LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam Counties is reminding everyone to know and obey school bus laws. The flashing amber lights are a warning the bus is going to stop, and the flashing red lights and extended stop arm mean the bus
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Jayna Leipart Guttilla with Eric Eyre’s “Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies that Delivered the Opioid Epidemic.” PHOTO IVCC OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is embarking on a new chapter this fall with their community reads program, One Book,
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MENDOTA – A Mendota man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm after an investigation into shots being fired early Monday. Around 1:15 AM Mendota police were called to the 100 block of Cherry Street where authorities say 48-year-old Oscar A. Gonzalez allegedly had fired a gun
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MENDOTA – Rail crossings in downtown Mendota will be closed for repairs this week. The BNSF Railroad will have the 8th and 5th St crossings closed starting Tuesday. The work is expected to take three days to complete.
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MENDOTA – The Mendota City Council on Monday approved a proposed amendment to the city municipal code to allow beehives. In July the matter was first brought forward by residents interested in having hives. The ordinance was passed by a vote of 5-3. Residents will be allowed one
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