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The public is invited to share memories of the Prairie Dell Church and Cemetery this Sunday, September 15.  The national historical landmark is in rural Watseka ...some three miles west of the Village of Iroquois.&nbsp...

September is Hunger Action Month, and Feeding Illinois and Indiana’s Hungry is raising awareness about the growing food insecurity across the U.S., with 44 million people affected in 2022 and even more in 2023. The campaign...

Three full-time firefighter/paramedics will be added to the Braidwood Fire Protection District, thanks to a FEMA grant awarded to the district.  The Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response Grant program, thru the...

                       Lorraine Theatre Restoration Project to Benefit Good news in Hoopeston --- The Lorraine Theatre Restoration Project stands to gain from a...

The Newton County Commissioners, Glen Cain, Abbey Rossiter, and Kyle Conrad, wish to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Newton County Sheriff’s Corporal Brandon Schreiber, who died September 11, 2024 from...

Fallen Newton County, IN sheriff deputy Brandon Schreiber is coming home Thursday.  A police escort returns Deputy Schreiber to Newton County.  He died Wednesday at Carle Hospital in Urbana. The veteran officer had...

Newton County, IN Sheriff deputy Brandon Schreiber has died.  A funeral procession, led by law enforcement, is transporting the Corporal from Carle Hospital.  Deputy Schreiber passed away this (Wed) morning.  He...

                          Watseka Alderman Scott Anderson urges patience, safety during scheduled stop Watseka Police, Auxiliary officers, and Iroquois County...

Motorists traveling along I-57/72 in Champaign County can expect delays beginning today, September 9.  The Illinois Department of Transportation begins work detail that will lead to the reconstruction of the Interstate 72...

The American Red Cross  is still stressing the critical need to replenish blood products.  A local blood drive is Monday, September 9, at the Sheldon Community Center. Donors are welcome from 12:30 ;til 6...