The Iroquois County Fair 2016 unfolded Wednesday night with a new queen crowned. Twenty-year-old Olivia Claire of Watseka was the judges' choice out of a field of seven contestants. Olivia is the daughter of Jeff and the...
A public hearing is the next step in Watseka now that Aqua Illinois has formally offered the city $10.5 million for the purchase of the city’s water system and wastewater treatment facility.
Local residents can now ask questions...
A Paxton man reported missing by his wife is the subject of a ‘Missing Person Report.” Paxton police and Ford County CrimeStoppers are asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of Blake Thorne to contact...
Hot, sticky weather will take hold Thursday and Friday. An Excessive Heat Watch is posted for our east-central Illinois and Indiana the next couple of days. Thursday’s heat index could reach 105.
The National Weather Service...
It was only a little more than a month ago when a 12-year-old Watseka girl suffered a life-threatening head injury.
But thanks to quick thinking by her parents and a most-appropriate, immediate diagnosis by medical...
A 27-year-old Morocco, Indiana man was killed Saturday night in a single-car crash. It happened on Route 1 and 17 at the Illinois-Indiana state line.
Bradley Bearden was identified as the victim. The vehicle he was driving ran...
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported (Monday) it was an EF-1 tornado near Cabery, in Kankakee County, Sunday. The tornado touchdown carried wind speeds of 100 mph. It was about 200 yards wide and was on the ground for a...
Fair-goers are invited to enjoy the 92nd annual Jasper County 4-H Fair. It kicked off Saturday. The Jasper County fair will run through Friday, July 22.
Miss Jasper County 2016, Sydney Dobson, will reign over the week’s...
Many of the usual activities and 4-H events will highlight the annual Iroquois County 4-H & Agricultural Fair, which runs from Wednesday, July 20, through Monday, July 25, at the fairgrounds north of Crescent City.
The...
Motorists are urged to be aware of ponding and flooded routes this (Monday) morning. Flash flooding resulted after the Illiana area was hit with over five inches of rain in some communities. Rainfall amounts range from 1.6 to 6.5...
