A North Newton High School teacher is on administrative leave while the school district investigates a case from earlier this month.
School Corporation Superintendent Destin Haas reports math teacher Kari Smundin was placed on...
Transportation funding isn’t flowing in Illinois. And it’s forcing transit districts to cut back and, in some cases, even eliminate services in metro areas.
River Valley METRO – the mass transit district serving the greater...
Eric Hyatt has been named named Gibson City’s new police chief. He’s a current member of the department, serving as a Lieutenant.
Hyatt replaces Steve Cushman, who retired last week
Hyatt has been in law enforcement for 16 years...
Paxton Police Chief Bob Bane is taking legal action against the city that employs him, its mayor and its comptroller/treasurer. He claims the city owes him nearly $7,000 in overtime pay.
Bane filed a small-claims complaint this...
The Robinson Engineering firm will conduct a study to find solutions to a drainage problem in the Loveridge Lane sub-division in Watseka. The Watseka City Council (Tuesday) voted 8-0 to allow engineers to spend no more than...
Water quality concerns raised by residents pushed the Kentland, Indiana town council into taking action to make sure residents have clean drinking water.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management reported the department...
Early voting opportunities have greatly expanded across Illinois as of Monday.
Early voting has been available in Illinois since Sept. 29 but only in certain places, like a county election authority office. The Illinois State...
Several area communities have announced their door-to-door Trick ‘R Treat hours. Nearly all cities/towns have posted their hours for Monday, October 31st.....
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Buckley — 4-7 p.m.
Cissna Park — 4-7 p.m
Danforth...
The remains of three unidentified victims were finally laid to rest in Newton County Saturday.
The victims, known as the “Unidentified kids of Newton County,” became quite a story under County Coroner Scott McCord. He’s been on...
The Iroquois County law enforcement family is remembering Richard ‘Dick’ Corke. The Watseka resident lost his battle with cancer (Saturday). He was 67.
Dick Corke spent his adult life with the Watseka Police Department. He...
