Marshall-Putnam County junior 4-H meats team finishes third in first two competitions
Vatican OKs beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen
Venerable Fulton Sheen, the El Paso native who became a prominent TV personality and evangelist, will be beatified, the Vatican has advised Peoria Diocese.
New judge needed in La Salle County
Vatican OKs beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen
Man detained on charges of videotaping minors in Marseilles
A man from the Quad Cities area was ordered detained Monday while he awaits trial for surreptitiously videotaping minors in Marseilles. Jackson Yeager could face up to 150 years in prison.
Shock and Ice

There was a story last week about a car in Philly that got encased in ice after a water main broke. Now there’s a great update about it. A fifth-grade teacher named Tianna Graham owns the 2016 Honda Civic,
A look at the Mendota boys 1,000-point club
Brothers Aden and Cole Tillman have become the 20th and 21st 1,000-point scorers in the history of the Mendota boys basketball program. Here’s a look at the Mendota 1,000-point scorers through the Saturday, Feb. 7 games: