The Watseka Area Food Pantry is celebrating 40 years of helping people in need. The pantry has operated in the basement of the First United Methodist Church in Watseka, expanding to bring assistantance to those in need during...
The latest designs for the Currents of Kankakee’s East Riverwalk will be released Wednesday as part of a series of meetings. The public, in-person unveiling will be 6 p.m. at The Majestic banquet hall in downtown...
Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau will sponsor two Viewpoint Breakfast Meetings. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, February 24, at Happy Days Diner in Roberts. The second meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 1 at the Farm...
The 1993-94 Watseka Warrior basketball team is being honored with the WCHS Athletic Inspiration Award. Players , coaches, cheerleaders will be introducted between a Varsity Girls game (Warriors vs Danville High) and the...
Nancy Rish is a free woman today (Friday). She was released from prison Thursday after serving time for her role in the 1987 murder of Kankakee businessman Stephen Small. The 60-year-old Rish will be on parole for three...
A family member of area law enforcement lost a battle with COVID-19 complications. 45-year-old Brian Norton pf Paxton died (Saturday) from complications of COVID-19. He died at Carle Hospital in...
Emily Claire Hari, formerly known as Michael B. Hari, of Clarence, Illinois, pleaded guilty (Wednesday) to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by threats and violence, attempted arson, unlawful possession of a machinegun, and...
State Senator Jason Barickman released the following statement after the Governor Pritzker announced the partial lifting of the statewide mask mandate:
“Throughout the pandemic, Governor Pritzker has chosen a completely...
Masks will no longer be required in most indoor public places in Illinois by February 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said today (Wed) a change that comes as the state’s largest coronavirus surge to date continues to subside and...
A Gilman man has been sentenced to Probation in Livingston County court on sex and drug charges. Rocky Nelson pleaded guilty to delivering meth and for indecent solicitation of a child. Both are felony charges. He was...
