The City of Watseka joins all of Iroquois County issuing a county-wide burn ban -- until further notice. Extremely dry conditions has fire officials advising against any burning until rains improve the conditions. The...
4-H activities are on today's (Monday) agenda at the 2023 Ford County Fair at Melvin. Several 4-H events feature the youth projects. The fair runs through July 1. The traditional event has been bringing entertainment...
The City of Gilman has a boil order in place for the 100-block of N. Central Street. Work crews are making repairs to a water line. The boil order is until further notice, according to E.R.H. Enterprises.
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Bomb threats in Watseka (Friday) alerted local law enforcement. Businesses at a handful of locations reported being notified … the alerts were automated calls. Watseka Police and Iroquois County Sheriff’s deputies responded to...
A head-on colission north of Watseka June 16 has taken the life of a second victim. 26-year-old Jordan Depoister of Martinton died at an Indianapolis hospital Wednesday. The Marion County (IN) Coroner's office...
32-year-old Jordan David-Ervin was jailed in Vermilion County after fleeing from Hoopeston officers Thursday. Police attempted a stop in the 700-block of N. Market Street for a traffic violation. The vehicle fled when...
A young Gilman man was arrested in Watseka for Harboring a Runaway. Mauricio Moreno was stopped by Watseka Police Wednesday. An investigation led to police learning a juvenile listed in records as a runaway. ...
A 58-year-old Marshall County man faces charges in Livingston County for attempting to meet a minor for sexual purposes. Jonathon Witte of Wenona is also charged with Indecent Solicitation of a Child and unlawful...
No Burning Orders have been put in place…due to the dry conditions. Local officials are hopeful that much-needed rain will arrive before the July 4 firework displays.
Governmental leaders are stepping up in Iroquois and Vermilion...
