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
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 12 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the lowest daily case count the county has seen since October. Since the pandemic began, LaSalle County has confirmed 11,087 coronavirus cases with 9,088 of those cases now officially recovered, of which ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s 7-day coronavirus fatality average is the lowest it’s been since October. According to the LaSalle County Health Department’s COVID-19 weekly update and Studstill Media data, this week, the county reported a single ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s 7-day coronavirus fatality average is the lowest it’s been since October. According to the LaSalle County Health Department’s COVID-19 weekly update and Studstill Media data, this week, the county reported a single ...Read more
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Adam Kinzinger has reintroduced a bill to help support rural medical care. The Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act would expand the Critical Access Hospital program in order to stabilize vulnerable hospitals until a long-term payment model is developed. Congressman ...Read more
WATERMAN – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation Thursday announced during a visit to Waterman that a third $250 million installment is being made to counties, municipalities and townships to address their transportation needs as part of the Rebuild Illinois ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is partnering with Illinois State University and four community colleges to address the teacher shortage, board members learned Thursday. IVCC, Heartland, Spoon River, Carl Sandburg, and Illinois Central will be part of ISU’s “CommuniTeach: ...Read more
OTTAWA – 19 new cases of COVID-19 were reported throughout LaSalle County on Thursday, individuals ranging in age from their teens to their 60’s. With these cases added, there have now been a total of 11,076 coronavirus cases reported by the LaSalle County Health Department. The LCHD ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 55 additional COVID-19 related deaths were confirmed by the IDPH on Thursday, including the death of a female in her 60s in Bureau County. 1,700 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus were confirmed as well. Since the pandemic began in the state, the Illinois Department of ...Read more
