Carl’s Quiz 1-13
What was the best-selling brand of coffee in the U.S. until the late 1980s?
Updated: 3 days ago
U of I Extension partners with Mendota Area Food Pantry
MENDOTA - Tracy Cooper, director of Mendota Area Christian Food Pantry in Mendota, will now be able to display the new sign and banner provided by University of Illinois Extension in two locations.
Updated: 3 days ago
Local photographers encouraged to enter Rep. Demmer’s photo contest
DIXON - Are you a nature lover, architecture fanatic, or simply enjoy taking pictures everywhere you go around northwest Illinois? If so, this contest is for you!
Updated: 3 days ago
Mendota Chamber of Commerce announces 2020 Shop Local winners
MENDOTA - The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2020 Shop Local winners.
Updated: 3 days ago
Holy Cross School – 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
MENDOTA - Holy Cross School in Mendota has announced their 2nd Quarter honor rolls for the 2020-21 school year.
Updated: 3 days ago
LaSalle Co. Health Dept. receives second shipment of Pfizer vaccine
OTTAWA - The LaSalle County Health Department, in coordination with the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office received and delivered their second shipment of Pfizer vaccine to all three hospitals in the county on Jan. 6.
Updated: 1 week ago
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center honored for excellence in quality care
MENDOTA – The Illinois Critical Care Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) recently recognized OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center, Mendota for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during a ceremony as part of ICAHN’s annual conference via Zoom.
Updated: 1 week ago
IVCH honored for commitment to improving cardiac arrest survival
PERU - Adoption and consistent use of an innovative CPR training program has earned Illinois Valley Community Hospital official designation as an RQI Lighthouse Organization, joining IVCH with a group of hospitals from around the country that have demonstrated resuscitation best practices using the RQI program.
Updated: 1 week ago
Feeling all warm & fuzzy
MENDOTA - Residents and staff at Heritage Health in Mendota welcomed some special guests for a socially distant visit on Dec. 30.
Updated: 1 week ago
BEST, Inc. wants to help make 2021 ‘your year’
MENDOTA - Business Employment Skills Team (BEST, Inc.) encourages anyone who is looking for employment or a new career in 2021 to give them a call. BEST, Inc. assists in helping adults, dislocated workers, and youth gain meaningful employment with job search assistance, On-the-Job Training (OJT) and paid work experience.
Updated: 1 week ago
St. Margaret’s and IVCH finalize affiliation
SPRING VALLEY - St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley and Illinois Valley Community Hospital (IVCH) in Peru have finalized arrangements to consolidate their healthcare operations to form a regional health network.
Updated: 1 week ago
Driver services facilities reopen Jan. 5
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public that Driver Services facilities statewide reopened on Jan. 5. Face masks are required and social distancing and other safety measures will remain in place.
Updated: 1 week ago
Snow arrives
MENDOTA - Ice and snow arrived throughout the area to start the new year.
Updated: 1 week ago
NCI Works partners presenting at Business Services Forum
OTTAWA - Partners of NCI Works, Illinois Department of Employment Security and BEST, Inc., will host a Business Services Forum on Wednesday, May 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Reddick Public Library in Ottawa.
Updated: 1 year ago
OSF Saint Paul receives national recognition for performance leadership
MENDOTA - OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in outcomes reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation.
Updated: 1 year ago
Free Elks Clinic for children Feb. 7
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, Feb. 7.
Updated: 2 years ago
CHP celebrates renovation
MENDOTA – Community Health Partnership of Illinois (CHP) hosted an inaugural open house to celebrate the renovation of their Mendota Community Health Center on April 19.
Updated: 3 years ago
