OGLESBY – An Illinois Valley Community College Foundation scholarship has been established to honor the memory of Dorothy M. Soeder of Peru. Soeder, who taught kindergarten through second grade in Peru, died Oct. 15 at age 68. “She was such a special person,” said Dorothy’s sister ...Read more
WASHINGTON DC – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding pet owners that contact with some lizards may directly lead to illness and hospitalizations. The Bearded Dragon will carry Salmonella germs in their droppings even if they look healthy and clean, and those germs can ...Read more
The chairman of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said the panel will ask Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter who served as a top White house adviser, to testify voluntarily. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. told ...Read more
On Thursday, President Joe Biden attempted to clarify his stance on a potential Russian incursion into Ukraine, this after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took issue with comments Biden made during a U.S. presidential briefing. Biden said Thursday that Russia will “pay a heavy ...Read more
OGLESBY – For the first time Illinois Valley Community College will hold their commencement ceremonies outside. IVCC President Jerry Corcoran announced the special change last week. Dr. Holly Novak, a Springfield cardiologist, will be the 2022 commencement speaker. Novak graduated from IVCC ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded nearly $6 million to libraries focused on responding directly to the COVID-19 pandemic by modifying services, transforming spaces and developing resources for their local recovering workforce. A total of ...Read more
MENDOTA – The replacement of Mendota Police Department vehicles will be delayed, with one SUV still not being delivered. At the Monday night Mendota City Council Meeting Police Chief Gregory Kellen said the last of four 2021 Dodge Durangos would be delivered sometime in 2022. The delay, ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa man already in custody after a TRI-Dent investigation into drug sales will be facing more charges after a search warrant was executed at a residence in Ottawa. Authorities say in addition to charges for drug distribution and aggravated fleeing and eluding, 45-year-old ...Read more
Two Marines were killed Wednesday in an accident outside Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after a military vehicle rolled over. The unit confirmed in a tweet that the seven-ton truck was carrying members of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, which is headquartered at Camp LeJeune: ...Read more
President Joe Biden held a formal news conference at the White House on Wednesday, the eve of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Wednesday’s session marked just the second time Biden has held a solo formal press conference at the White House; the first such news conference was ...Read more
