UPDATE: MHS to delay start of school year
MENDOTA - Mendota High School students will get a few more weeks of vacation after the District 280 Board of Education voted to delay the first day of school until Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Updated: 4 days ago
Master Gardener program in Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties accepting applicants for online classes
OGLESBY - 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: 4 days ago
Status of Mendota FFA Alumni & Supporters Draw Down determined
MENDOTA - Based on continued restrictions due to the current pandemic, the 2020 Mendota FFA Alumni & Supporters Draw Down has officially been canceled.
Updated: 4 days ago
Sr. Dominic, OP celebrates 75 years of service
SPRINGFIELD - Sister Mary Dominic Joerger, OP is being recognized for 75 years of service by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield.
Updated: 4 days ago
Dullard achieves perfect attendance
MENDOTA - Sean Dullard, a 2020 Mendota High School graduating senior, achieved perfect attendance for all four years of his high school career.
Updated: 4 days ago
City stays with current electric supplier
MENDOTA – The Mendota City Council held a short regular meeting on Aug. 3.
Updated: 5 days ago
VFW kicks off of annual $30,000 Voice of Democracy scholarship competition
MENDOTA - Commander Laurie Emmer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Department of Illinois announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition.
Updated: 1 week ago
2020 Senior Expo canceled, but Resource Guide will be made available at no cost
ROCKFORD - After much thought and many discussions, Lifescape has decided to cancel the 2020 Senior Expo due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Updated: 1 week ago
LIHEAP heating program will be available beginning July 27
MENDOTA - Tri-County Opportunities Council’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) may be able to help with a one-time payment toward utility bills.
Updated: 1 week ago
Vaessen elected to state FFA office
SUBLETTE – Margaret Vaessen of Sublette was recently elected the Illinois State FFA Reporter.
Updated: 1 week ago
MHS board discusses personnel matters, commendations
MENDOTA - Several Mendota High School staff members were commended for their work on the graduation ceremony, which was held outdoors at the MHS athletic field on July 18.
Updated: 1 week ago
Railway work in Mendota will result in detour
MENDOTA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the U.S. 34 BNSF railway grade crossing in Mendota will be closed starting Wednesday, Aug. 5.
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