PONTIAC – Two men are in custody after the Pontiac Narcotics Team seized what authorities say was drugs after a search warrant Friday. According to the Pontiac Police Department around 6:30 pm a warrant executed by the Narcotics Unit in the 900 block of W. Madison Street that resulted in ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Blunt force trauma was allegedly the cause of death of a Spring Valley woman found dead in her apartment, Friday. According to the Spring Valley police department and the Bureau County Coroner’s Office, an autopsy Monday of 28-year-old Marissa S. Roberts revealed the ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – The boyfriend of a woman who authorities say was the victim of a homicide on Friday in Spring Valley still remains in a jail out of state awaiting extradition. On Friday police were called to an apartment on Ponsetti drive where they discovered the victim, identified as ...Read more
OTTAWA – Police officers will be granted nine credit hours toward an Illinois Valley Community College criminal justice degree or certificate, Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Kevin Hermes announced today. Beginning this fall, State of Illinois-certified officers ...Read more
OGLESBY – The largest gift in Illinois Valley Community College’s 95-year history grew this week to $1.2 million as the college received an additional contribution from the estate of Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg. Dr. Rose Marie Lynch, executor of the Weeg estate, presented IVCC President ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – The investigation into the Friday death of a Spring Valley woman has led authorities to Wisconsin to interview her boyfriend. The woman, identified as 28-year-old Marissa S Roberts, was found dead in an apartment on Ponsetti Drive. Her boyfriend, whom police say is ...Read more
EDGERTON, WI – Wisconsin State Police took a man who authorities describe as a person of interest into custody Saturday. According to Dane County Jail reports, around 1:30 AM Saturday they detained 37 year-old Eddie Lee Mentgen. He is currently awaiting extradition to ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – A 28-year-old woman was found dead inside a Spring Valley apartment Friday night, authorities say. Spring Valley Police were called to Ponsetti Drive for an unresponsive female around 7pm Friday evening. Upon arrival, officers say they discovered Marissa S. Roberts deceased ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College alumni Bud and Sandy Matthews of Brookfield, Wis., have created a scholarship for Hall High School graduates attending IVCC. The 1976 Hall alums recently donated $10,000 to the IVCC Foundation to create the Bud and Sandy Matthews Scholarship, a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation introduced by state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, to protect the rights of labor members by maintaining the state’s power to regulate union agreements passed the Illinois House on Wednesday with bipartisan support. “This legislation preserves the state’s ...Read more
