Annual Healthcare and Pre-med Scholarships coming to IVCC
OGLESBY – Dr. Kamal Kishore, owner of Illinois Retina & Eye Associates of Peru, Peoria and Galesburg, has established annual healthcare and pre-med scholarships with the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. The ten, $1,000 Kamal Kishore MD
Ag and Cannabis Academic Showcase coming to IVCC
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will host an Agriculture and Cannabis Academic Showcase at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March. 9 via Zoom. Current and prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend sessions with
Reddick Mansion to open for tours Friday
OTTAWA – The Reddick Mansion Association Board of Directors has announced they will be reopening for tours on Friday. Reservations are not required, but visitors will only be allowed into the building 15 minutes prior to each
Marine vet who lost his leg in Afghanistan gets mortgage-free home courtesy of Gary Sinise Foundation
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for March 5th: Josue Barron joined the Marine Corps at age 17. He was raised by a single mother, and Barron said the Marine Corps itself was like a father figure to
LaSalle man accused of killing infant son faces jury trial this June
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
Streator woman arrested for burglary in Streator
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
Gas prices up 30 cents from a year ago
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