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MENDOTA – Mendota’s Police Department gained a full time officer this week. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Chief Gregory Kellen was proud to announce that Officer Daniel Hernandez is on the force full-time after almost a year of serving the community as a part-time police

  EDEN TWP – North 2550th Road in Eden Township will be closed for a culvert replacement on Wednesday. The project is located 1/3 mile East of IL Route 251. The work is expected to take three days to complete. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.

  OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board Chairman Jim Olson will be running for a full term next year. Olson, formerly the LaSalle County Circuit Clerk, was appointed as chairman in February after Jerry Hicks’ announcement to step down. Olson says he’s shown his ability to deal

  OTTAWA – This week of September is being recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is reminding all farm workers to stay safe, especially during the upcoming harvest season. On Monday, the department is highlighting tractor and rural

DECORAH, IA – On Saturday an Iowa man was arrested after allegedly attacking and killing two dogs with an Ax.   The Decorah Police Department took 21-year-old Douglas Usgaard into custody and charged him with 2 counts of Animal Torture – 1st offense. He is currently being held on

  UNDATED – Motorists can expect some pump price jumps in the coming days and weeks after attacks on two major oil facilities. Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia experienced drone attacks on two oil facilities, including the world’s largest, Abqaiq. According to the American Automobile

PERU – 46 child car seats were inspected at Peru’s Hyvee as part of National Car Seat Safety Week on Saturday. According to the Peru Police Department, only four car seats were found to be installed correctly, and two seats were replaced due to expiration. Deputy Chief Pyszka says

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is still being considered a potential site for Oglesby’s emergency call center. According to IVCC President Jerry Corcoran, a possible location is the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment on the third floor of E Building at

  Illinois Valley Community College nursing student Sara Legrenzi of La Salle earned the $1,000 Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360 Albert Delvallee Memorial Scholarship. Legrenzi was joined by Elks’ member Cindy Cadiagini at the IVCC Foundation Scholarship Reception. In total, 268 students

PONTIAC –  Multiple fire departments were on the scene Saturday of a large fire in the 300 block of North Chicago Street in Pontiac.   According to the Reading Fire Department, a warehouse behind a furniture store was fully engulfed around noon.  The four alarm fire brought Streator,