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  OTTAWA – Ottawa is planning to apply for a grant to plant more trees around the city. Commissioner of Public Improvements, Marla Rodriquez announced the agreement with North Central Illinois Council of Governments to apply for a $30,000 Urban & Forestry grant.

NEWARK – East 30th Road in Mission Township will be closed for a culvert replacement on Tuesday. The project is located 1 3/4 mile south of IL Route 71. The work is expected to take three days to complete. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.

  OGLESBY – State Senator Sue Rezin is hosting a free Senior Health Fair on Wednesday in Oglesby. The fair will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Illinois Valley Community College in the Ralph Scriba Conference Center. A variety of vaccinations and blood pressure checks will

MENDOTA – A Mendota man was taken to a Rockford Hospital via helicopter after a two vehicle crash on Saturday.  Around 12:30 PM Mendota Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of 8th Avenue and 2nd Street.  A northbound vehicle driven by 56-year old Salvador Tinajero collided with a

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is alerting citizens of a home repair scam in the area. According to authorities, last Thursday there was an incident involving driveway seal-coating by individuals who allegedly approached a victim at their residence offering to do the

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is alerting citizens of a home repair scam in the area. According to authorities, last Thursday there was an incident involving driveway seal-coating by individuals who allegedly approached a victim at their residence offering to do the

    The Illinois 4-H Foundation annually recognizes 4-H volunteers for exemplary service. This year, 80 new members were inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame during a celebration Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. “These volunteers fully embody what

The Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program, in partnership with Case IH and University of Illinois Extension, will conduct a field day at the campus farm along the west side of Orlando Smith Road from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 18. The field day is open to the public and

UTICA – The driver escaped injury but the vehicle was a total loss after a fire along I-80 Friday night.   Just before 10 PM Utica and Wallace Fire Departments were called to the westbound lanes near mile marker 85 where they found a pickup fully engulfed.    The pickup was towed from

MENDOTA – The Mendota Education Association took an “intent to strike” vote on Thursday. According to officials, the vote was met with a 97% approval of the membership. If a deal is not reached by October 16, the teachers will go on strike. The items that are still on the table for