OTTAWA – An Ottawa RN has been honored by OSF Saint Elizabeth with DAISY award. This week it was announced that Jennifer Towne was honored for her extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care. Towne is a Charge RN and works within the Outpatient Services Department. She has been ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Admissions office hosts a Virtual Scholarship Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The free session will cover the 2021-22 IVCC Foundation scholarship application, essay guidelines and common grammar and punctuation mistakes. Former ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will be offering a Cannabis Dispensary Agent/Patient Care Specialist program in two six-week sessions on main campus. The program prepares individuals for both medical and recreational cannabis markets and can be ...Read more
STREATOR – Area students were honored in the annual art contest held by Illinois American Water. Entries from 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students from across the state were judged with 15 winners being selected Thursday. Kaydee Bliss, a 5th grader at Woodlawn and Illiana Luke, a 5th Grader at ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation announced a number of Illinois schools will be getting grants for a program to add native habitat to school property. The Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant program provides funds for ...Read more
PERU – Mayor Scott Harl on Monday Night announced that a new bandshell will be coming to Centennial Park in Peru. Harl said they have been working with getting a commitment from a donor who will pay for the project, and they are ready to order it for use this season. They also ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Oglesby City Council on Monday approved the purchase of a new truck for the police department. The vehicle will be paid for with funds from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, or TRI-Dent, with the expenses for outfitting the truck for police duty covered by the ...Read more
PERU – The Peru City Council on Monday night approved contributing $100,000 for the 2021 TBM Avengers reunion and Salute to Veterans event. The gathering of vintage aircraft at Illinois Valley Regional Airport is set to happen on May 14th-15th. Thousands have attended the air show and ...Read more
OTTAWA – The American Red Cross has partnered with the NFL during National Blood Donor Month to not only help save lives, but give those donors a chance to win tickets to next year’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles. They are also asking those that have recovered from COVID-19 to donate to ...Read more
OTTAWA – The second round of Paycheck Protection Program grants are now available to first time and returning borrowers. According to the North Central Illinois Council of Governments, applications are open until March 31st. In an update to the rules, funds may now be used for operating ...Read more
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