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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

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

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,

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

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.

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

PRINCETON – The teen from rural Princeton that was killed Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash has been identified.  The Bureau County Coroner announced that 18-year-old Chase Morgan of rural Princeton was killed in the rollover that occurred two miles north-east of Princeton.  The

SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker announced that $40 million in payments are being made to 1,250 small cities, towns and villages across Illinois, representing the first wave of more than $742 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act aid. These federal relief dollars can be used to cover

MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center is offering a Safe Sitter course for young teens, grades 6-8. Safe Sitter will be held on Saturday, August 21, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room C. This course provides hands-on practice in lifesaving techniques for young