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Now’s the time to take necessary precaution against the flu. A flu clinic is offered in Watseka (Saturday) at the Riverside campus. The potential for the illness is here a little earlier than usual. And Brittani Seagren of...

The Veterans Assistance Commission is offered new and extended services at his office in Watseka, beginning today (December1).  Director Jennifer Ingram invites veterans to make an appointment be calling 815-432-2721.&nbsp...

It was just last month when the Iroquois County Board voted 9-7 to move the full board meetings on the second Tuesday of the month to 6 pm rather than the 9 am meeting time. Now, the Policy & Procedure committee is...

Jasper County Sheriff Terry Risner announced in a press release (Wed) that his office will be offering security training programs for members of local churches. Due to the recent shootings at First Baptist Church of Sutherland...

Gov. Bruce Rauner traveled (Wed) with the Japanese Consul General for the Midwest to meet with key educational and manufacturing leaders in southern Illinois, where the state’s business ties with Japan are paying dividends in...

A Thanksgiving evening incident in rural Rantoul has two Loda men and another from Rankin facing felony weapon charges. The Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office reports 19-year-old Austin Flessner and 20-year-old Tristan...

Tammy Hubert, Executive Director of Iroquois County Farm Service Agency said December 15, 2017, is the final date for farmers to file a crop report for 2018 crop year wheat, rye, hay, pasture (including clover and alfalfa) and...

Sheriff’s Police in Jasper County, IN report one person was airlifted Tuesday evening after a head-on colission between a tractor and car. Sheriff Terry Risner said it happened around 5 pm on U.S. 231 between Remington and...

23-year-old Angel Paiz of Urbana died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. It happened just past noon in rural Ford County. County Coroner Doug Wallace reports Paiz was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident on...

The Watseka Park District will be hosting a Let’s Gain It Back drive in the parking lot of the Watseka Park District on Wednesday, December 6 from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The drive is an effort to replace at least 1000 pounds...