OGLESBY – Enbridge has made another $5,000 donation to its welding scholarship at Illinois Valley Community College. Up to five $1,000 awards are awarded annually to students considering work in the oil and gasoline pipeline industry. “These scholarships are another example of Enbridge ...Read more
OGLESBY – Jim Anderson of the security firm Allied Universal became an iconic part of IVCC in seven years at the front desk. Anderson was honored with a giant hand-made card – complete with a sketch of his likeness as “Super Security” – and a balloon drop on his last day as a ...Read more
OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College will be using the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to help students in need over winter break. Employee volunteers Sandy Beard, Crystal Credi and Kim Herout prepared nearly 50 food boxes for students to take home over semester break. ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa Attorney James T. Reilly was appointed to the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee. He was nominated to the position by Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Carter. Reilly is the founding partner of a law firm with an office in Streator. The Judicial ...Read more
OTTAWA – Area health departments are reminding everyone responsible for cooking holiday meals or dishes to be mindful of proper food handling procedures. The CDC notes that although anyone can get a foodborne illness, pregnant women and children under the age of 5 are at an even higher risk ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle CountyHealth Department is reporting fifteen new coronavirus related deaths this past week. The individuals include five people in their 60s, three in their 70s, four in their 80s and three in their 90s. The health department is also reporting 511 new ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team took four individuals into custody on a number of charges after an ongoing investigation into drug sales in LaSalle County. On Wednesday, Tri-DENT along with the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop and ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Motorists are reminded they should move over for vehicles on the shoulder every year on this date in Illinois. Scott’s Law Day is every December 23rd in honor of Lt. Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department who was struck and killed on this date in the year 2000. A ...Read more
A 19-year-old Streator college student is on the mend after receiving a kidney, and now he and his family are hoping for a Christmas homecoming. It was just last month that the Illinois Valley Community College agriculture student, Lance Moritz, announced his search for a new ...Read more
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it has authorized Pfizer’s antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 for emergency use, allowing limited use of the drug in Americans as young as 12 who are at “high risk for progression to severe COVID-19.” Early data suggests ...Read more
