LaSALLE – The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation’s recent “Mardi Gras Carnivale” in LaSalle was a sell-out success.

LaSALLE – Director Kevin J. Alleman has announced auditions for Stage 212's Summer 2025 production, “Legally Blonde,” the stage musical based on the popular film.

OGLESBY – Young welders will compete for prizes on Saturday, March 29, during the annual Welding Competition presented by Illinois Valley Community College and the American Welding Society.

MENDOTA – The Mendota YMCA is hopping into spring by hosting two Easter Egg Hunts this year.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out.

SPRINGFIELD – USDA recently unveiled a new strategy to slow the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), ease the rising cost of eggs and protect the U.S. poultry industry.

BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Jan. 15, where the Board approved a pair of advisory committee recommendations aimed at bringing the IHSA Baseball and Softball State Final schedules in alignment with other multiclass IHSA sports.

MENDOTA – All five starters from the Mendota varsity boys’ basketball team earned Three Rivers Conference East Division all-conference recognition for the 2024-25 season.

MENDOTA – Two Mendota wrestlers were recognized with Three Rivers Conference all-conference honors for the 2024-25 season.

MENDOTA – Ruth C. Delhotal, 90, of Mendota, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at Allure of Mendota surrounded by her loving family.

MENDOTA – Christine E. Butler, 75, of Mendota, passed away unexpectedly March 2, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.

MENDOTA – Pamela Sue Yost-Herrera, 74, of Mendota, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in her home surrounded by her loving family.