Mendota Sweet Corn Festival T-shirts now available
MENDOTA – The 2021 Mendota Sweet Corn Festival T-shirts have arrived and are ready for purchase at the Mendota Chamber of Commerce office prior to the festival. The design for 2021 was created and printed by Matt Marquis of 4M Graphix in Mendota.
Updated: 2 days ago
Back-To-School Giveaway open to all kids at Graves-Hume Public Library
MENDOTA - Graves-Hume Public Library is offering families an opportunity to win a Back-To-School Giveaway.
Updated: 4 days ago
Mendota High School bus routes announced
MENDOTA – The following are bus routes and in-town bus pickup locations for Mendota High School for the 2021-22 school year.
Updated: 4 days ago
LaSalle Co. Health Department conducting Community Health Needs Survey
OTTAWA - LaSalle County residents have the chance to identify some of the health issues they face in their communities. A new online survey allows people to rate factors that influence a healthy community, including safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, the environment and healthy living. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and responses are confidential.
Updated: 4 days ago
Midland States Bank celebrates reopening
MENDOTA - Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcomed Midland States Bank during the bank’s reopening of its Mendota Branch at 609 Eighth Ave., Suite B, on July 23.
Updated: 4 days ago
Carl’s Quiz 7-28
Which state, per capita, is sending the most athletes to the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo?
Updated: 4 days ago
Sublette one-day tractor drive set for Aug. 4
SUBLETTE — Sublette’s annual one-day tractor drive will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 4.
Updated: 5 days ago
Carl’s Quiz 7-21
True or false? Chilling onions in the refrigerator keeps you from crying when chopping them.
Updated: 1 week ago
E-Waste recycling event for LaSalle Co. residents Aug. 7
OTTAWA - LaSalle County will hold a free electronics recycling event on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the LaSalle County Government Center, 707 E. Etna Road, Ottawa.
Updated: 1 week ago
Summer projects at Mendota H.S. nearly complete
MENDOTA - Three major summer projects are wrapping up at Mendota High School.
Updated: 1 week ago
Update: LaSalle Public Library partners with technology nonprofit to bridge digital divide
LA SALLE - The LaSalle Public Library has partnered with PCs for People, a national nonprofit that promotes digital equity through device access, connectivity, and digital literacy and skills training, to provide affordable computers and internet to eligible households on Friday, Aug. 13 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Updated: 1 week ago
Kish debuts virtual Agriculture Workshop series
MALTA - Kishwaukee College’s Community Education program has launched a new Agriculture Workshop series that highlights various aspects of farming and food production. All courses will take place virtually.
Updated: 1 week ago
Tri-County Financial Group, Inc. among top in the nation
MENDOTA – Tri-County Financial Group, Inc. (OTCQX: TYFG), the parent company of First State Bank, ranked 132nd in the American Bankers Association list of the top 200 performing banks in the nation.
Updated: 1 week ago
Holland & Sons earns Thunder Creek Equipment Premier Dealer status
PELLA, Iowa – Thunder Creek Equipment, the leading manufacturer of fuel, service and maintenance trailers for farming operations, has named Holland & Sons of Mendota as one of just 13 Thunder Creek Premier Dealers out of more than 125 total dealerships from across the United States.
Updated: 2 years 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: 2 years 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: 2 years 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: 4 years ago