OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Foundation has selected nine individuals for induction in the IVCC-LPO Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – the first new class of inductees since 2016.

OTTAWA – The Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary has donated $3,000 to the OSF Foundation, earmarked for the needs of the Family Birthing Center at OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) congratulates Board member Dr. Christine Benson on receiving the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE).

MENDOTA – HCC, Inc., a leading manufacturer of agricultural harvesting equipment components, hosted a stop of the AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers) Manufacturing Express on Oct. 3 at its facility in Mendota.

OGLESBY – The Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam County Master Naturalists welcomed 19 new volunteers to their ranks on Sept. 17.

MENDOTA – Mendota High School Fall Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences have been set.

MENDOTA - Kewanee’s Alejandro Duarte is an all-state wrestler. He looked like an all-world running back against Mendota.

The Mendota Spikers split a pair of Three Rivers Conference matches and dropped a nonconference contest last week.

The Mendota cross country runners participated in the Three Rivers Conference Championship on Oct. 1 at Monmouth.

MENDOTA – Kenneth Andrew Arjes, 75, of Mendota, passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at his home.

MENDOTA – Sherril Walburn, 85, of Mendota, passed away on Sept. 29, 2024, in Peoria.

MENDOTA – Keith Stuart Althaus, 81, of Mendota, was called to his eternal home on Sept. 28, 2024.