IVSO brings “The Nutcracker” to local audiences, Dec. 14 & 15
LA SALLE - The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of music director and conductor Daniel Sommerville, will present Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker.”
Updated: 5 days ago
Christmas light recycling program returns to OSF Saint Paul
MENDOTA - OSF HealthCare Saint Paul in Mendota and OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa are pleased to be drop off locations for area residents’ non-working Christmas lights this year.
Updated: 5 days ago
IVAC Business Breakfast to address the importance of customer service
PERU - The Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development’s (IVAC) next Business Breakfast Seminar will discuss “Customer Service.”
Updated: 5 days ago
Grant helps MHS students learn practical lessons
MENDOTA - Mendota High School students in the Family and Consumer Science department recently enjoyed having a guest speaker, Carrie Pollard.
Updated: 5 days ago
Local student presents STEM leadership project
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Whitney Lewis of Mendota was one of five women enrolled at Saint Mary’s College who recently presented STEM-related leadership activities at the college’s STEM event.
Updated: 5 days ago
Carl’s Quiz 12-4
Creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Robert May, was a copywriter tasked in 1939 with writing a Santa-themed story and character for which department store?
Updated: 5 days ago
Operation Elf Action underway
MENDOTA - Operation Elf Action, under the guidance of the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, is making plans for this year’s campaign.
Updated: 1 week ago
A new sign in place at Mendota Food Pantry
MENDOTA - A new sign was recently put in place at the Mendota Area Christian Food Pantry.
Updated: 1 week ago
Comfort a Hero
MENDOTA - Triple Service Inc. of Mendota has given the gift of comfort this holiday season for the second year in a row.
Updated: 1 week ago
2019 Subscription drive benefits M.A.S.S.
MENDOTA - Anne Caylor, circulation manager at The Mendota Reporter, left, presents Mendota Area Senior Services director Rayanne Sester with a donation to the senior services program.
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Local woman donates ‘busy bags’ for kids needing urgent care
PERU - Thanks to the generosity of a Spring Valley woman, children brought to the IVCH CareToday urgent care walk-in clinic are receiving “busy bags” to help them pass the time while waiting for treatment.
Updated: 1 week ago
LaSalle Co. resident receives “Friend of Extension” Award
LA SALLE - Joe Temple of LaSalle County was honored on Nov. 2 by the University of Illinois Extension with a “Friends of Extension” award.
Updated: 1 week ago
LaSalle Co. Recorder seeks re-election in 2020
LA SALLE COUNTY - LaSalle County Recorder Karen L. Miller has announced that she will seek re-election for another four-year term.
Updated: 1 week ago
Free holiday gift wrapping event, Dec. 14
LA SALLE - This year, take time to enjoy the holiday season by leaving some of your gift wrapping to the LaSalle Public Library.
Updated: 1 week ago
Master Gardener Program accepting online applicants for winter 2019
OTTAWA - For the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program, the last four decades can be measured by the millions of volunteer hours given to help bring horticultural help to communities across the state.
Updated: 1 week ago
Local student receives nursing scholarship
CHARLESTON - Delaney Lockard of Mendota was among the recipients of numerous fall semester scholarship awards announced by Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville and Charleston.
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: 7 months 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: 8 months 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: 10 months 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: 2 years ago