MENDOTA – There have been disc golf baskets circulating the park at Lake Mendota for a few years.

MENDOTA – First State Bank announces a special conference for area farmers. The 25th Annual First State Bank Ag Conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Mendota Civic Center.

MENDOTA - The Mendota City Council acted on health insurance and heard the results of a traffic survey during its first regular meeting of the new year on Jan. 6.

OGLESBY – Four Illinois Valley Community College leaders were part of a group recognized by the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce recently for their contributions across the Illinois Valley region.

Campus notes for area college students.

OGLESBY – The Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam County Master Naturalists are excited to announce their upcoming Winter Webinar series. 

LaSalle-Peru poured it on from the opening tip and cruised to a 66-20 win over Mendota in varsity girls’ basketball action on Jan. 2 at the L-P gym.

CHICAGO – Wetlands, like marshes and swamps, are a key part of Illinois’ natural landscape and serve as a critical rest stop for migrating ducks and geese.

Mendota beat two of three opponents in the Kewanee Wrestling Quad on Jan. 4 at Kewanee.

BLOOMINGTON – George Frost Jr., 93, of Bloomington, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.

MENDOTA – Emery ‘Kirb’ Kirby Jr., 85, of Mendota, passed away on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at Goldwater Care in Princeton, where he had been a resident for the past few years.

MENDOTA – Jennifer Jayne Miller, 63, of Mendota, passed away on Dec. 23, 2024, at OSF St. Francis in Peoria, after a bravely fought battle with illness.