Convicted drug ringleader in La Salle County charged as armed habitual criminal
He was convicted of running a La Salle County drug ring and told in no uncertain terms he couldn’t possess a gun. Clarence Merritte now faces up to 30 years if convicted of handling a forbidden firearm.
Ice climbing at Starved Rock State Park
Park will announce via social media when ice columns have fully formed
Ice climbing at Starved Rock State Park
Park will announce via social media when ice columns have fully formed
BCR girls basketball standings, Jan. 10, 2025
Bureau County-area girls basketball standings, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, L-P, Mendota, PC and St. Bede
BCR girls basketball standings, Jan. 10, 2025
Bureau County-area girls basketball standings, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, L-P, Mendota, PC and St. Bede
Photos: House fire breaks out in Ottawa
Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Friday in the 2500 bock of East 1569th Road (Covel Bluff Lane) in Ottawa. The fire was upgraded to the second alarm. Firefighters from Oglesby, Utica, Grand Ridge, Marseilles, Tonica
Doug Siebert, Ashley Kneebone to be enshrined into Putnam County Hall of Fame
Two Panther standouts, Doug Siebert (1981) and Ashley Kneeboone (2000), will be enshrined into the Putnam County High School Hall of Fame between the boys basketball games Friday night at RM Germano Gymnasium.
Doug Siebert, Ashley Kneebone to be enshrined into Putnam County Hall of Fame
Two Panther standouts, Doug Siebert (1981) and Ashley Kneeboone (2000), will be enshrined into the Putnam County High School Hall of Fame between the boys basketball games Friday night at RM Germano Gymnasium.
IMUA to offer 4 $2,500 college scholarship awards, Ladd residents may apply
In celebration of its 25th anniversary Year, the 2025 Illinois Municipal Utilities Association Scholarship Program and Essay Contest will feature four $2,500 scholarship awards, one each to the competition’s top four finalists.
IMUA to offer 4 $2,500 college scholarship awards, Ladd residents may apply
In celebration of its 25th anniversary Year, the 2025 Illinois Municipal Utilities Association Scholarship Program and Essay Contest will feature four $2,500 scholarship awards, one each to the competition’s top four finalists.