Tractors of all sizes on display in Sublette

OGLESBY – Lillian Rodrigues, a student at Illinois Valley Community College, has been named a 2019 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship.

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Mendota Chamber of Commerce welcomes new business

MENDOTA - Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed new Chamber member, Purpose Nutrition, on March 8.

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MHS participates in Solo & Ensemble Contest

Seventy-eight Mendota High School music department students participated in the IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest hosted by Princeton High School on Saturday, March 2.

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Births-March 20

Birth announcements for week of March 20.

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Carl’s Quiz 3-20

What is the largest mammal in North America?

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US 52 near Troy Grove to close for construction

TROY GROVE - US 52 near Troy Grove will be closed beginning April 1 and remain closed until late November.

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Free Elks Clinic for children April 4 in Peru

PERU - Mendota Elks 1212 and Oglesby Elks 2360 lodges in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Thursday, April 4.

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NCI ARTworks to screen Nelson Algren documentary, host discussion with its filmmaker/director

PERU – The public is invited to a screening of the film documentary, “Algren” and to meet the filmmaker/director, Michael Caplan, on Saturday, March 30.

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NCI Works industry briefs and podcasts available through website

NCI Works has made available to the public a series of Industry Briefs outlining the educational and work requirements needed for occupations in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Hospitality and Tourism.
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Amboy Nursing Home Will Close its Doors

AMBOY - Maple Crossing at Amboy in Amboy, announced on Friday, March 15 that they will be closing their facility.
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Magician Michael Carbonaro on tour

Magician and performance bizarrist Michael Carbonaro is returning to the road with his highly-acclaimed national theater tour, “Michael Carbonaro Live!” and is making a stop at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.
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Pink Floyd tribute show The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon and more

Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute show, returns to the Coronado Performing Arts Center on May 12 at 8 p.m. with its most ambitious and biggest production yet; a very special 40th anniversary celebration of Pink Floyd’s iconic rock opera, ‘The Wall’.
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Blackberry Smoke to play acoustic at the Coronado Performing Arts Center

Blackberry Smoke will perform a series of stripped down shows this spring as part of their newly confirmed, “Break It Down Tour,” the band’s first-ever acoustic tour. Blackberry Smoke will be making a one night stop at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 24.
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Coronado Performing Arts Center presents The Sound of Music, March 26

A brand-new production of The Sound of Music, produced by NETworks Presentations, is making its Rockford premiere at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. as part of a North American tour.
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$1,000 scholarship available to high school seniors and current college students

LA SALLE COUNTY - Applications and information on the Mark Krenz Memorial Scholarship have been distributed to LaSalle County High Schools and are available at the LaSalle County Soil & Water Conservation District’s office and website, www.lasalleswcd.org.
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Local groups offer legally required training for alcohol servers

OTTAWA - Illinois Licensed Beverage Association (ILBA), Chapter 76, has scheduled a class for the State’s mandated BASSET training.
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