Hallock wins IVCC Skerston Support staff award
OGLESBY – Paula Hallock of Tonica is the 2022 winner of Illinois Valley Community College’s Connie Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service. Hallock, Human Resources administrative assistant, was nominated by Ottawa Center counselor
Temporary lock closures to begin at Brandon Road Lock on the Illinois Waterway
JOLIET – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet beginning May 9 to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later be used
IVCC inducts 34 into Sigma Kappa Delta
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College’s Mu Alpha chapter of the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society for two-year colleges inducted 34 students at its annual induction ceremony April 28. Students recognized were: Fall 2021: Madison N.
Illinois EPA Announces Ottawa 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim has announced an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection in Ottawa. Each year, Illinois EPA provides residents with free events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products
Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center honored
SPRINGFIELD – During its Annual Training Event last week, the National Fusion Center Association named the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center the 2021 Fusion Center of the Year. Operated by the Illinois State Police Division of
Nebraska family calls police on their robot vacuum thinking it was a burglar
During tonight’s shift, officers were called to a burglary in progress call where the reporting party heard footsteps and someone moving upstairs in their home. Officers arrived and identified the suspect as the family’s Roomba. During tonight’s
Shopping bag mistaken for lion in Kenyan village
The shopping bag was directly below a window and when it was opened, the officials realised that the supposed lion didn’t have a body – and was in fact a shopping bag. Despite the false alarm, the
Pump prices spike nationwide
UNDATED – Gas prices are back up nationwide as crude prices increase, according to the American Automobile Association. The AAA says pump prices will likely face upward pressure as oil prices remain above $105 per
Karine Jean-Pierre to replace Jen Psaki as new White House press secretary
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that Karine Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki as White House press secretary later this month. Said Biden of Psaki: “Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum
President Biden approves disaster declaration for New Mexico due to devastating Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire
President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for New Mexico due to a wildfire that’s been burning for weeks in the northern part of the state. Fire officials say the The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire is