OGLESBY – Incoming Illinois Valley Community College agriculture student Miriam Hoffman of Earlville has been selected as this year’s FFA National Officer Candidate from Illinois, IVCC President Jerry Corcoran announced at Thursday’s board meeting. Last year Hoffman served as state FFA ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Transfer Academy successfully launched this summer at Ottawa Center as students banked college credit while still in high school, the IVCC board learned Thursday. IVCC reports that 22 Transfer Academy students are enrolled this summer at ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Board unanimously voted to move forward with plans to cleanup a private property in LaSalle. At Thursday afternoon’s board meeting, a resolution was authorized to cleanup a rural 1.29 acre property at 290 N. 35th Road in LaSalle. Environmental ...Read more
AMBOY – The Lee County Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers the deadline for filing crop acreage reports for 2019 spring seeded crops is Monday, July 15th. After July 15th, farmers will be charged a late filing fee of $46 per farm in order to file a crop report. Acreage reports ...Read more
OGLESBY – Evan Knoblauch, the 20-year-old Oglesby Firefighter who was battling cancer has passed away. The St Bede Graduate was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in 2017. ...Read more
WOODHAVEN LAKES – An EKG device funded through community efforts helped save the life of an elderly woman at Woodhaven Lakes over the Fourth of July weekend. According to the Sublette Fire Protection District, On Friday they were dispatched to Woodhaven Lakes for a 65 Year-old female ...Read more
SHELBYVILLE, IL – A Shelbyville man has been charged with first degree murder in connection of the death of a pregnant woman. According to the Illinois State Police, they presented the case against 24-year-old Deven A. Barger, to the Shelby County State’s Attorney’s Office where he ...Read more
GURNEE- Republican State Senator Sue Rezin will be running for Congress next year. On Tuesday Rezin officially filed paperwork to run in the 14th Congressional District primary with the Federal Elections Commission. Last fall, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood won the position, a democrat Rezin will ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be holding a free MMR (Measles Mumps and Rubella) vaccination mobile clinic this Friday, July 12th. This clinic made possible by grant funds will be held at the Southside Ottawa Save A Lot parking lot, 1002 1st Avenue, from 10:00am -2:00pm. ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly setting his own home on fire last month. 53-year-old Salvadore Ochoa was charged with two felony counts of arson for the June 14th fire in the 1600 block of Chestnut Street that also caused damage to the neighboring residence. ...Read more
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