PERU – The city of Peru swore in their latest police officer, the fourth woman in the ranks. Officer Hunter Wright is an Illinois Valley native who attained her credentials at Illinois Valley Community College, Illinois State University, and notable honors in the police academy. ...Read more
UTICA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the old Illinois 178 bridge over the Illinois River in Utica is set to be imploded on Wednesday. The new bridge and surrounding areas, including portions of Starved Rock will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic beginning at ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions Office will host an Arts and Sciences Academic Showcase at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March. 23 via Zoom. Deans Dr. Robyn Schiffman and Ron Groleau will cover the wide variety of transfer programs IVCC has to offer including academic ...Read more
SUBLETTE – Increasing call volume and a dwindling head count at the Sublette Fire Department have put additional strains on providing services to the community. In order to help bring individuals into the department, the Sublette Fire Department will have an open house and recruitment ...Read more
SUBLETTE – A house fire seriously injured a Sublette man Sunday and a child made a harrowing escape out of a second story window. The Sublette Fire Department was called to the 700 block of West Santee Street around 12:30 PM for a fully involved single family home. Authorities say a parent and ...Read more
LOSTANT – A ten vehicle crash that closed I-39 in both directions on Saturday was triggered by a grass fire. According to the Illinois State Police, they say around 2:20 PM near milepost 40 in the northbound lanes a chain reaction collision involving a tractor-trailer and nine passenger ...Read more
CHERRY – Sunday morning the Cherry Fire Department battled a house fire in the 600 block East Lincoln Avenue. Around 10:45 AM they were called for a report of the structure fire and called out a mutual aid box alarm, requesting support from Spring Valley, Arlington, Ladd, LaMoille, ...Read more
OTTAWA – The American Red Cross is continuing to test blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The test may indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to this coronavirus, regardless of whether an individual developed COVID-19 symptoms. Red Cross ...Read more
MENDOTA – On March 13th, 2020 the COVID-19 global pandemic was declared a national emergency in the U.S. Since then, life as we knew it has dramatically changed, and hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost across the U.S. During this time of change and loss, ...Read more
SENECA – A Seneca poet has taken top honors in the 16th Annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced this year’s first place winner of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award was Phyllis Natenek of Seneca. She was honored for her ...Read more
