CHERRY VALLEY – A 25-year-old man has died after the motorized wheelchair he was in overturned into water underneath I-39 near Cherry Valley Thursday night. According to Winnebago County Coroner Angel Torres was found on his side strapped into the chair in the water along a path under the ...Read more
AMBOY – The Amboy Fire Department has been awarded a grant by the Department of Homeland Security to help directly fund maintaining or increasing the number of firefighters in the community to assist in fulfilling their duties. Awarded the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency ...Read more
PERU – The Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary’s fall plant sale fund raiser continues Monday, September 17, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. or until all remaining plants are sold. Monday’s sale of mums and other seasonal flowers and plants will be held outside the IVCH office ...Read more
OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center is offering two new volunteer orientation opportunities. Adult and teen volunteers are needed in a multitude of service areas at OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa and OSF HealthCare Center for Health – ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Jacobs Library is hosting a memorial dedication for Joanne Jalley at noon Tuesday, Sept. 18. Jalley, a library technical assistant, worked at IVCC for 20 years. She died Oct. 31, 2015. After her death, donations were made to the IVCC ...Read more
OGLESBY – IVCC is awaiting confirmation by next week that it will receive nearly $165,000 in state capital funding for demolition of the barn south of campus and construction of a dual storage/ag lab facility. The project, which would require at least $60,000 from the college, will ...Read more
OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center has selected the 2018 educational assistance program recipients. Designed to support high school seniors and college students living within LaSalle County, the program offers up to $5,000 annually to its recipients. This year’s ...Read more
Springfield— Illinois State Police (ISP) officials and the Illinois Trucking Association partnered to bring a new safety initiative to Illinois called “Trooper in a Truck” to create greater awareness about distracted driving. The new program is helping officers spot and correct unsafe ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Johnson family of Ottawa recently made a $2,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. Gayle and Jeremy Johnson both graduated from IVCC in the early 2000s before transferring to Illinois State University. They are owners of JJ’s Pub in Ottawa and Gayle ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Johnson family of Ottawa recently made a $2,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation. Gayle and Jeremy Johnson both graduated from IVCC in the early 2000s before transferring to Illinois State University. They are owners of JJ’s Pub in Ottawa and Gayle ...Read more
