Marseilles K-9 officer Tucker retires

K-9 officer Tucker retired from the Marseilles Police Department because of health issues.
Will You Be My Friend?

A kid in Amarillo, Texas named Shayden Walker knocked on his neighbors’ door the other day to see if they had any kids he could play with. He said he needed some friends “really bad.” A couple named
E-bikes Business To Open Near Starved Rock

Rentals and sales will be available at Jamie’s Outpost
Softball: Walnut Thunder wins C League championship

The Walnut Thunder defeated No. 1 seed Sheffield 2, 8-6, to win the championship game of the Western Bureau Valley League C League championship Saturday in Sheffield.
District 20 scoreboard

Here’s a rundown of District 20 baseball and softball tournament scores/pairings
Ottawa manslaughter case could go to trial in January

An Iowa man awaiting a do-over trial for a 2017 rural Ottawa death does not yet have trial dates, but a judge has blocked off a week in January.
Canadian man and woman get 24 years each for Bureau County meth bust

A Canadian man and woman were each sentenced to 24 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a class X felony of unlawful possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine.
IVCC Ottawa Center to host food sanitation course

Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center offers Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification.
IVCC Ottawa Center to host food sanitation course

Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center offers Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification.
1 arrested in La Salle shooting from Nov. 19

Authorities have made an arrest following an investigation into a Nov. 19 shooting at Seventh and Crosat streets in La Salle.