OGLESBY – A total of 16 Illinois Valley Community College students in need will receive food bags this week thanks to a drive initiated by staff at the school. IVCC staff members Carey Burns and Kim Herout initiated the drive, plus helped the Support Staff Service Project Craft Fair raise ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive from noon until 5 p.m., Friday in Conference Room C at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local blood supply by scheduling an appointment to give ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 5 additional deaths. – Christian County: 1 female 70s – Cook County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s – Monroe ...Read more
STREATOR – Local school districts in Streator will be gifted furry friends from Streator Area United Way. It’s all a part of the community organization’s new Therapy Dog Program. Executive Director Elizabeth Palm says the board of directors voted to put the program into ...Read more
LASALLE – The City of LaSalle Yard Waste Drop off location will open up for the year today. With warmer weather and the melting snow, residents of LaSalle can leave sticks, leaves, grass and other lawn debris at the drop off location. Mayor Jeff Grove wants to remind everyone that it is for ...Read more
MENDOTA – A dog and his owner both went through the ice on Lake Mendota Sunday. Around noon the Mendota Fire Department and Mendota Police were called to the south side of the lake for a report of a man and a dog who had both ended up in the water. When authorities arrived, both had made it ...Read more
OGLESBY – Alaina Stasiak of LaSalle-Peru High School recently won Illinois Valley Community College’s annual High School Art Exhibit and Portfolio competition. Stasiak submitted ten works in pen and marker, gouache and watercolor, digital media and India Ink. As the winner, she will ...Read more
DWIGHT – A Dwight woman has been identified in a fatal vehicle accident in Garfield Township on Friday. According to Grundy County Coroner John Callahan, 28-year-old Felicia Hall was reported missing from Dwight on Wednesday. Authorities say Hall’s vehicle appeared to be traveling ...Read more
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 Scholarships will support students in ...Read more
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 agriculture program co-coordinators. ...Read more
