Devin Nicole Hindes of Roselawn is the new Punkin Vine Fair Queen in Indiana. The Newton County Fair crowned its new queen last evening, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the fair. Devin is the 18-year-old daughter of Bev...
A traffic stop on a car hauler Sunday along I-57 led to the discovery of suspected cocaine and a weapon. Illinois State Police stopped the vehicle just before 5 pm. A K-9 alerted police to six kilos of suspected cocaine and a 9...
A Clifton woman was jailed in Iroquois County on charges of Retail theft and possession of a hypodermic needle. 29-year-old Anita Ponton was wanted on warrants in both Iroquois and Kankakee County.
A Gilman woman, 24-year-old...
An abandoned house fire over the weekend led to the arrests of three people in Jasper County, IN.
24-year-old Jacob R. Call of Wheatfield and 35-year-old Nicholas Charles Dykshorn of Demotte on various charges including Arson...
Toby Coates has been named the new Donovan School District #3 superintendent. He joined the district as of July1. It’s his first role as a school superintendent.
Coates come from LaSalle County. His early years in education were...
Farmers State Bank of Danforth and Aroma Park is merging with the Kankakee-based First Trust Bank. The announcement, in a press release, states the merger is likely to be finalized later this year. The anticipated transaction...
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Gilman welcomes visitors to a blood drive today (Thursday). The event runs from 12 Noon 'til 6 pm.
Organizers said the church at 116 N. Thomas is in the middle of some local road construction...
Newton County Sheriff’s Police are investigating a crash that killed a 40-year-old Cedar Lake, Indiana man (Tuesday). Timothy Mueller was pronounced dead at the scene (by the Newton County Coroner) after his vehicle struck...
A Heat Advisory has kicked in and the NWS and health officials advise us all to stay hydrated and check on neighbors to make sure everyone’s OK. Temps are reaching into the 90s. Heat index values are hearing 103.
The heat index...
A retired school superintendent, with ties to the local area, will serve Watseka Unit Nine as its interim school leader.
Gary Miller was approved by the Unit #9 school board. Miller had spent 32 years in education, most recently...
