Volunteers are welcome for today's (Sat) Iroquois and Kankakee Rivers cleanup. The annual event is in its 35th year. The volunteers will comb the banks of the two waterways to remove debris and other junk. An...
20-year-old Abigail Greene of Bourbonnais was slightly injured wheh her car collided with a Mack semi Thursday on I-57 at Kankakee. Greene was mergng on to the interstate when she tried to pass another vehicle. Her car hitz...
Hoopeston Police officers investigated a residential burglary in the 800-block of W. Washington Street. A complaint was filed by a 34-year-old female.
Police are also looking into several reports of criminal damage to property...
An interim-police chief is in place at Paxton. And a search for a permanent replacement for fired-Police Chief Bob Bane will begin. Meanwhile---little is being said about reasons for Bane’s termination.
Mayor Bill Ingold said in...
An interim-police chief is in place at Paxton. And a search for a permanent replacement for fired-Police Chief Bob Bane will begin. Meanwhile---little is being said about reasons for Bane’s termination.
Mayor Bill Ingold said in...
A semi rolled over on State Road 114 near County Road 300 East in Newton County Thursday. Sheriff’s Police report a Mack semi left the road after the driver and witnesses heard a “pop” and the truck jolted to the right. The semi...
Jim Seabert has traded his fire equipment in, electing now to use some fishing equipment. And –the change in habit suits him just fine, so far. He and his wife, Sue, are enjoying the fishing climate in Missouri.
Well-deserved...
Great weekend weather for some fun in the park. And that’s the order of business in Martinton.
The Martinton EMS/Fire Day in the park is tomorrow (Saturday September 16, 2017). That beautiful Martinton Village Park has all kinds...
A traffic stop on I-65 in White County, IN (Tuesday) led to numerous drug charges against the driver.
A stop for speeding and the trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. After further investigation...
The Red Cross is helping a family of four after a house fire in Kankakee Wednesday. The fire department answered the call during the noon hour in the 700-block of N. Dearborn Av.
No injury was reported. The house was extensively...
