Perris Stachlewitz crowned 2021 Sweet Corn Festival Queen
MENDOTA – The 2020 Queen Anna Bokus crowned Perris Stachlewitz the 2021 Sweet Corn Festival Queen on Friday night in Mendota. Honored as her attendants this year are Natalie Orozco and Olivia Eddy. Miss Congeniality was awarded to
LaSalle County Hits 3 Month Covid Case High
OTTAWA – LaSalle County is at the highest level of coronavirus since May 13th, according to numbers released Friday by the health department. In the past 7 days, 154 county residents have contracted the virus, which gives
JR Smith hopes to join College Golf
Former NBA star JR Smith has enrolled at North Carolina A&T and plans to join the historically Black university’s men’s golf team if the NCAA clears him, according to the university. Smith has officially enrolled at North
Sam Reinhart strikes 3-year contract
The Florida Panthers have signed recently forward Sam Reinhart to a three-year contract worth an estimated $6.5 million per year, according to several reports. Reinhart, who was a restricted free agent at the time, was 25 years
Zoo’s newborn giraffe stands 6 feet tall
Dr. Peter Brewer, the zoo’s veterinarian, said Dolly won’t be reintroduced to her mother for another month.
Boston’s famous Skinny House back on the market for $1.2 million
The sage green home, located at 44 Hull St., clocks in at about 1,165 square feet. The more interesting dimension? The house is barely 10 feet wide at its widest point, making it Boston’s slenderest dwelling
Bull wanders onto California highway snarling traffic
Initially the bull was grazing along the side of the road but eventually wandered onto the closed lanes of the freeway.
I-80 repairs to close East 3rd Road this weekend
OTTAWA – East 3rd Road at Interstate-80 in LaSalle will be closed this weekend for bridge removal beginning Friday at 7 p.m. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the closure is necessary to remove a portion of
74th Annual Sweet Corn Festival Underway
MENDOTA – Just one day after being battered by storms, residents were enjoying the kickoff of the 74th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival. Hundreds turned out for the first night of fun along the carnival midway
IVCC budget up for 2022; Saliva COVID-19 testing coming soon
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College board Thursday approved a $34.4 million budget for fiscal 2022. That is up seven percent over the previous year due to more than $3 million in pandemic-related federal funding. IVCC