Illinois Waterway Visitor Center to offer boating safety classes
OTTAWA – The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center will be offering two free boating safety classes this summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District will present the classes on July 24 and August 14 from
Authorities warn of rural intersections as corn grows
HILLSBORO – There are plenty of intersections in rural areas across the state of Illinois where the corn has grown tall enough this time of year to make travel a little more difficult. The crops
A Contraband Booze Ring Was Exposed By Drunk Buffaloes
If you’re engaging in illicit behavior on your property . . . and you have animals . . . it’s a good idea to have a veterinarian who isn’t a total narc. Three farmers in India had
New Sheriff appointed in LaSalle County
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Board Chairman Don Jensen took retiring Sheriff Tom Templeton’s suggestion, and the full board approved the appointment of 45-year-old Adam Diss as his successor. Sheriff Diss will complete the remaining time on Templeton’s