Sparks in the grinding room at T&D Metal Manufacturing in Watseka triggered a fire Friday afternoon. The fire in the void space of the ceiling alerted fire personnel just apst Noon. The Watseka Fire Department reports the...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture conducted public meetings in Watseka (Thursday) to get input on three proposed hog confinement operations near Stockland. The Iroquois County Board will next take up the issue. The local...
A missing juvenile from Wilmington was located safely in Ohio last night. Wilmington Police report the 13-year-old girl left her home in Wilmington after babysitting and was last seen around 5 pm. Police were called by the girl’s...
A Peoria-based attorney has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Vermilion County officials for the death of an inmate in the county jail. Jamie Moore of Hoopeston was found dead in a cell August 1, 2018. Moore’s daughter is...
The Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau will sponsor a Price Outlook meeting Tuesday, September 10. The 7 pm meeting is at the Farm Bureau building in Gilman. AgriVisor Manager Joe Camp will present the price outlook One Earth...
The Farmers’ Almanac is out with its annual predictions for what kind of weather Illinois will see in 2020. Peter Geiger is the editor for the publication. He says Illinois can expect to see a Polar Coaster this winter.
The...
Iroquois County Crime Stoppers welcomes any info anyone might have concerning a vacant house fire that destroyed the structure early Tuesday. The house in the 400-block of E. Jefferson Street was destroyed. The foundation is all...
Carle Foundation Hospital gained certification as the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in downstate Illinois from DNV GL Healthcare. This designation reflects the highest level of competence for treating the full spectrum of...
32-year-old Ryan McBride of Manteno died early Monday after crashing his motorcycle on Illinois Route 50. Illinois State Police report McBride’s southbound Harley-Davidson left the highway near Kankakee County Road 6000 N and hit...
The Labor Day weekend was marred locally with a 2-car crash that claimed the lives of three people. All three suffered fatal injuries in the Saturday afternoon crash at the Iroquois/Kankakee county line on U.S. Route 45/52. The...
