2026 Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Ottawa’s Mary Stisser
‘They’re peaking at the right time’
IVCC Ottawa Center closed Thursday morning due to facilities issue
2026 Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Ottawa’s Mary Stisser

Ottawa senior Mary Stisser is the 2025-26 Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
IVCC Ottawa Center closed Thursday morning due to facilities issue

The Illinois Valley Community College Ottawa Center will be closed until noon on Thursday, April 2, due to a facilities issue.
SRCCF opens arts grant applications through April 15

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is highlighting the impact of its Arts Grant program as it opens a new application cycle with a deadline of April 15.
2026 Times All-Area Girls Basketball Team

Honoring 25 of the area’s best high school girls basketball players as selected by The Times Sports staff, here is the 2025-26 Times All-Area Girls Basketball Team.
‘They’re peaking at the right time’

Local fans of the Fightin’ Illini didn’t necessarily see it coming, but all are excited about Illinois making its sixth appearance in the Final Four.
IVCC Ottawa Center closed Thursday morning due to facilities issue
2026 Times All-Area Girls Basketball Team