Mans best friend saves owners life

After being lost in the desert for a week, an 84-year-old man was rescued in Mexico by his dog, two miles from home.  Trained sniffer dogs tried and could not find him.  However his own pup, El

LaSalle-Peru Township High School Students of the month for December

The LaSalle-Peru Township High School Renaissance Students of the Month were recognized during a breakfast ceremony on Wednesday, December 14. Students recognized this month were Deisy Padilla, Eleanor Radtke, Trystan Bergeron, Haileigh Steinhauer, Christine Ricci, Nora Maier, Sydney

Common holiday accidents and injuries

1.  Falling off a ladder while you’re hanging decorations.  There are 160 of those types of injuries every DAY this time of year.  The rule of thumb is for every four feet you have to climb, you should

Application Period Opens Thursday, December 15 for 2023 Cover Crop Program

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will open the fourth year of the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program on December 15. Applications will be available at https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pages/default.aspx beginning at 8am. Funding of eligible acreage will be on

LaSalle Police Department thanks community volunteers

LOCAL LASALLE – The LaSalle Police Department would like to thank the volunteers who helped assemble bikes that were donated to the LaSalle Police Department for the Officer Santa Program.  Phil Valle, Jim and Lynn Jakse and

LaSalle Police Department investigating burglaries in LaSalle

LASALLE – The LaSalle Police Department and area authorities are searching for individuals involved in recent residential burglaries in LaSalle. According to the LaSalle Police Department, on Monday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., police received a

Texas photographer receives epic surprise

A photographer in Austin, Texas thought she had been hired by a couple to photograph their engagement.  Little did she know that her best friend and boyfriend had other plans.  It was actually a ruse to get

Florida man sets sheriff’s cruiser on fire

https://www.local10.com/news/florida/2022/12/09/florida-man-charged-with-arson-after-allegedly-setting-deputys-vehicle-ablaze/ A Florida man is facing two counts of arson and is being held on a $30,000 bond after he walked into a crime scene, grabbed a garbage bag from a nearby dumpster, lit it on fire