County computers hit with ransomware attack
OTTAWA - The LaSalle County information technology department learned on Feb. 23 that the county's network had been infected with a ransomware demand.
Updated: 10 hours ago
IVSO Young Performers Competition winners to perform March 8
OTTAWA - The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra’s March 8 concert will feature the winners of the 2020 IVSO Young Performers Competition, which was held in January.
Updated: 1 day ago
Tickets now on sale for Mendota H.S. musical
MENDOTA - Tickets for this spring’s Mendota High School musical, “Little Shop of Horrors” are now on sale at Sports-n-Stuff in downtown Mendota.
Updated: 1 day ago
Perfectly Flawed to host Overdose Prevention Training in Peru
PERU - The Perfectly Flawed Foundation will host a free Overdose Prevention Training event on Saturday, Feb. 29 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Updated: 1 day ago
Free Mental Health First Aid Training offered
OTTAWA - The LaSalle County Farm Bureau will hold a free two-day session on Mental Health First Aid. Course materials and food will be provided.
Updated: 1 day ago
Mendota FFA members compete at Section 7 proficiency interviews
SENECA - Four members of the Mendota FFA competed in eight different proficiency areas at the Section 7 proficiency interviews at Seneca High School on Feb. 12.
Updated: 1 week ago
Mendota FFA members attend FFA 212° conference
DECATUR - Mendota FFA members Karli Althaus and Julia Krueger attended the annual 212° conference at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, on Feb. 7 and 8. Both students are freshmen at Mendota High School.
Updated: 1 week ago
Mendota H.S. to hold spring Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
MENDOTA - Parents of Mendota High School students are reminded that spring Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences will take place from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 4. Families may attend on either day.
Updated: 1 week ago
Elks announce Mendota area Teens of the Month for November
MENDOTA - The Elks recently announced their November Teens of the Month, Meghan Davis and Cole Stremlau.
Updated: 1 week ago
Stage 212 presents “Cocktails & Classics: Swingin’ to the Golden Oldies!”
LA SALLE - Stage 212 is kicking off a new benefit concert series, “212 Sings,” with “Cocktails & Classics: Swingin’ to the Golden Oldies!” All proceeds from the event will go toward the Stage 212 building renovation fund.
Updated: 1 week ago
LaSalle Co. schedules electronics recycling events
OTTAWA - LaSalle County has announced the dates of four free electronics recycling events to be held in 2020. The first will take place on Saturday, March 28.
Updated: 1 week ago
Cannabis production minor to launch at WIU in fall 2020
MACOMB – Forbes says the cannabis industry is among the fastest-growing job markets in America and Leafly’s 2019 Cannabis Jobs Count reports that cannabis directly employs more than 211,000 full-time workers in the U.S. And now, Western Illinois University students who are interested in careers in what Leafly calls America’s hidden job boom will have the opportunity through a new Cannabis Production minor that is set to debut at WIU this fall.
Updated: 1 week ago
Census 2020 - Everyone counts
ROCK ISLAND - The Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging, in partnership with the Illinois Department on Aging, is supporting an accurate count for Illinois in this year’s census.
Updated: 1 week ago
‘Estate Planning for Agriculture’ program takes place Feb. 25
OTTAWA - Join University of Illinois Extension and the LaSalle County Farm Bureau at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 for an “Estate Planning for Agriculture” program.
Updated: 1 week ago
National Honor Society inducts 21 Mendota High School students
MENDOTA - The Mendota High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 21 students into full membership of the National Honor Society on Monday, Feb. 3 at Mendota High School.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Voices from the Prairie and Princeton Public Library to Co-host Programs on the U.S. Constitution
PRINCETON - A series of four evening programs titled “The U.S. Constitution: Why it Matters” has been scheduled at the Princeton Public Library.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Imagine Mendota enters HGTV’s ‘Home Town’ makeover competition
MENDOTA - When HGTV recently launched a nationwide call to find towns that could use a “Home Town” makeover, Imagine Mendota answered the call.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
4-H to offer YQCA training at Illinois Valley Community College
OGLESBY - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
LaSalle Co. 4-H ‘Game Changers’ computer sciences club opens enrollment
LA SALLE - Youth ages 8-14 are invited to participate in the 4-H’s computer sciences club, Game Changers.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Mendota Dist. 289 Affiliate Small Steps to hold screenings for babies & toddlers
MENDOTA - Mendota District 289 Affiliate Small Steps will hold screenings for children 2 months to 35 months at Graves-Hume Public Library in Mendota on Monday, March 9.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Mendota School Dist. 289 to hold L.E.A.S.E. Preschool Screenings
MENDOTA - L.E.A.S.E. will hold preschool screenings for Mendota District 289 in the coming months at First United Methodist Church, 100 E. Sixth St., Mendota.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Carl’s Quiz 2-12
Who decided on the placement of keys on a typewriter/computer keyboard?
Updated: 2 weeks 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: 10 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: 10 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: 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: 2 years ago
