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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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of two additional novel coronavirus-related deaths in LaSalle County on Wednesday. The individuals are a female in her 70’s and a female in her 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred eighty-one COVID-19 related
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,104 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 44 additional deaths on Wednesday. – Bureau County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s – Clark County: 1 male
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