Bulldogs Baseball Field scores a brand new dugout
STREATOR – Streator Township High School’s baseball dugouts will be rebuilt. At Tuesday night’s district board meeting, Superintendent Matt Seaton pitched the proposal to rebuild the baseball dugouts due to storm damage, rotting wood and overall poor
Troy Grove Adds New Fire Truck
TROY GROVE – The Troy Grove Fire Department unveiled the newest engine to their fleet last week, a 2019 Pierce truck with a 1,000 gallon tank. It also features a foam system and a six man cab.
Cremated Remains Taken by Porch Thieves
UPDATE – The remains have been recovered MENDOTA- A Mendota man is pleading to whomever took a package off his porch near 5th Street and 5th Avenue in Mendota to return it at once.
Streator Unlimited awarded grant for new Epilepsy support program
STREATOR – Streator Unlimited received a grant to perform outreach and support to those with epilepsy. Service Director Stephanie Harcharik says the $179,000 grant will go towards the new Northwest Illinois Epilepsy Support Program meetings, outreach and assessment plans
Illinois Ag Department raises awareness of mental health decline in farmers for National Farm Safety and Health week
OTTAWA – Mental health among the agriculture industry is a rising concern. As part of the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s, National Farm Safety and Health week, Tuesday is being recognized at Farmer Health & Suicide Prevention.
Spring Valley honors Constitution Week
SPRING VALLEY – On September 17th through the 23rd, Americans carry on the tradition of paying tribute to the most important document of the United States. Constitution Week commemorates the liberties and unalienable rights of every
Pekin man found with meth container in rectum during traffic stop
BUSHNELL – A man was arrested Monday on drug charges after a traffic stop discovered he had hidden drugs in his rectum. The McDonough County Sheriff’s Office says they stopped 47-year-old Michael A. Levar of Pekin for
Scouts Honored for Community Service
PERU – Peru City Council presented four local Eagle Scouts with the Good Neighbor award for their community service work at Monday night’s meeting. Mayor Scott Harl recognized Christian Risk, Colton Sittler, Carson Vaske, and Joseph Vlastnik,