Carl’s Quiz 9-16
What is it impossible to do with your eyes open? (Hint: It’s not sleeping.)
Updated: 6 days ago
LaSalle Co. Stockman’s Assoc. announces 2020 Win-A-Show-Animal Essay Contest
LA SALLE COUNTY - Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 LaSalle County Stockman’s Association Essay Contest.
Updated: 6 days ago
Window washers brighten up downtown Mendota
MENDOTA - The Imagine Mendota group washed the first-floor windows of buildings on Illinois Avenue on Sept. 13.
Updated: 6 days ago
U of I Extension offers live virtual presentation on ‘Landscaping for Birds’
MENDOTA - Join a live virtual presentation titled “Landscaping for Birds” hosted by the McNabb Public Library and presented by University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener volunteer Natalie Martin.
Updated: 6 days ago
Regional Transportation Committee to meet
OTTAWA - The Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP) - Region 3 - Transportation Committee (Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, and Putnam counties) will take place on Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m.
Updated: 6 days ago
Soaking in the sun at Lake Mendota
MENDOTA - A flock of geese meander along the shore while others enjoy a swim in Lake Mendota during a warm, sun-splashed late summer day.
Updated: 6 days ago
OSF Children’s Hospital NICU part of nationwide read-a-thon
PEORIA - Even the smallest child can benefit from someone reading to them, including babies born prematurely.
Updated: 6 days ago
ISBE seeks community input on state funding for public education
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is asking educators, parents, students, and community organizations to give their input on state funding for public education.
Updated: 6 days ago
Mendota Dist. 289 schedules L.E.A.S.E. preschool screenings
MENDOTA - L.E.A.S.E. will hold preschool screenings for Mendota District 289 on Monday, Sept. 21 at First United Methodist Church, 100 E. Sixth St., Mendota.
Updated: 1 week ago
Virtual travelogue explores the Missouri River
LA SALLE - Travel 2,321 miles of the Missouri River without leaving your home! Join the LaSalle Library at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22 when they host, virtually, Illinois historian and world traveler John Lynn as he presents a unique program about the Missouri River.
Updated: 1 week ago
NIU Center for Governmental Studies helps rural Illinois communities adapt, respond and carry on
DE KALB - The Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) recently released three policy profiles that will help civic leaders better understand and shape the future of localities in Illinois.
Updated: 1 week ago
Small Business Development Center releases fall training schedule
OTTAWA – The Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Starved Rock Country Alliance has released its fall training schedule for 2020. While most of the center’s education is being offered virtually, there are some in-person classes scheduled for October.
Updated: 1 week ago
BEST, Inc. receives Apprenticeship Expansion Grant
MENDOTA - BEST, Inc. has received a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as part of the state’s and US Department of Labor’s effort to expand apprenticeship opportunities. BEST, Inc. is partnering with Illinois Valley Community College, Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Illinois Economic Development and Rock Island Tri-County Consortium to deliver outreach to area businesses across all industry sectors.
Updated: 1 week ago
LaSalle Co. Veterans Assistance offers outreach in Mendota
MENDOTA - The LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission helps veterans and their families apply for benefits and file claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense and various other agencies.
Updated: 1 week ago
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in LaSalle Co.
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department received confirmation that mosquitoes from Ottawa tested positive for West Nile virus.
Updated: 1 week ago
Illinois Department of Public Health launches travel map to provide guidance on travel risk
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched its new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel map to help inform residents of potential risks associated with traveling during the pandemic. The map indicates countries and U.S. states with increased risk of COVID-19 based on case rates.
Updated: 1 week ago
IDOT looking for snowplow drivers
(The Center Square) – If you ever dreamed of driving a snowplow in the dead of winter, the state of Illinois is looking for you.
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: 1 year 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
