MENDOTA – A 47-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Route 251 north of Mendota on July 14.
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees on July 11 approved a $41 million tentative budget and set a public hearing on the document next month.
DIXON – Lee County Sheriff Clay Whelan is excited to announce the release of a custom smartphone application.
OGLESBY – The first day of classes is a critical date for college students to remember, but they won’t want to miss a key deadline coming up in two weeks. Tuition for Illinois Valley Community College’s fall classes is due July 31.
MENDOTA – The members of the Holy Cross eighth grade boys’ basketball team have been the talk of the town since their magical, state championship run.
MENDOTA – Preparations by the candidates are winding down as the 77th annual Sweet Corn Festival Queen Pageant is fast approaching.
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary School District 289 has entered the age of solar.
MENDOTA – When Bill Giberson applied, he didn’t know if or when he would get to go when he put his name on the list in 2020.
MENDOTA—The public is invited to help make Mendota neighborhoods better at a training 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, July 29th at the Mendota Civic Center, 1901 Tom Merwin Drive, Mendota.
MENDOTA - The Mendota City Council took steps toward the summer street maintenance program and sidewalk work at its July 15 regular meeting.
A challenging planting season apparently didn’t stop U.S. farmers from seeding a hefty amount of corn and soybeans, according to USDA’s much-anticipated June acreage report released on June 28.
OGLESBY – Enrollment is underway now for an Illinois Valley Community College program that delivers a short burst of college knowledge to new or returning students before fall classes start.
MENDOTA – Fourteen young women are busily preparing for this year’s Sweet Corn Festival Queen Pageant, which will be held on Friday, Aug. 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
LAS VEGAS – Lonny Eisenberg wasn’t expecting his family to purchase him a seat at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Campus notes for area college students.
MENDOTA – Randy Phillips is a storyteller.
DIXON – State Representative Brad Fritts (R-Dixon) announced that he will be hosting his second annual school supply drive for local students in need.
MENDOTA – Barry Cloyd is returning to the Graves-Hume Public Library at 6 p.m. Friday, July 26 to perform songs during “The American Songbag: A Tour of American History through Folk Music.”
MENDOTA – Nick Arteaga had thought about an idea.
PERU – OSF HealthCare is thrilled to announce the opening of a new OSF Medical Group – Obstetrics & Gynecology office in the Illinois Valley.
MENDOTA – Michelle Christ became Starved Rock Wood Products’ chief financial officer in April 2022 to further her 15-year career in manufacturing.
MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare will host two community blood drives in January with ImpactLife.
PEORIA – Several area community representatives attended a press conference on Dec. 7 in Peoria announcing the designation and funding in regard to the Peoria to Chicago passenger rail project.
MENDOTA – A man was found deceased in the restroom at the Shell gas station in Mendota on Dec. 26.
MENDOTA – The annual Graves-Hume Public Library Christmas Program was a major hit as over 40 families attended and were able to create memories.