The Watseka Elks Lodge No. 1791’s annual Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest is Sunday at the Glenn Raymond School in Watseka. Doors will open at 11:30am for registration and the event begins at Noon. The event is open to boys and...
The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) approved its tax levy for Fiscal Year 25. The levy amount is for $6-million, 545,000 thousand dollars – an increase of 9.7 percent.
The levy increase is NOT an overall 9.7 percent hike in a...
The Watseka Elks Lodge 1791 welcomes young free throw shooters Sunday for the annual Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest. It's at the Glenn Raymond School, beginning at Noon. Competition welcomes boys and girls age 8 -...
Annual safety campaign reminds public: Get ready for winter weather
With the days growing shorter and temperatures gradually getting colder, the public...
The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs is launching a new outreach campaign to encourage all eligible Veterans to enroll in VA health care – including approximately 32,000 unenrolled Illinois Veterans who served in Vietnam, the...
Area fire crews responded to a house fire early this morning on Route 1 north of Martinton. The house was fully engulfed in flames just after 5am.
Lane restrictions were put into place on Route 1 with both lanes closed while...
On Tuesday at 12:30PM, Newton County 9-1-1 Communication Center were notified of a train vs semi vs car crash at the intersection of US 41 and US 24 in Kentland.
Preliminary investigation by Corporal Wes Cook indicates that a...
School administrators were recently recognized by the Corn Belt Region of the Illinois Principals Association. The Corn Belt region of the Illinois Principals Association includes school administrators throughout Livingston...
An 18-year-old Dallas, Texas man was jailed in Watseka after he allegedly traveled to meet up with a juvenile for sex. Jackson Hernandez-Guevara was taken into custody after he jumped from a motel window in an attempt to...
One person was treated for minor burns to the hands (Tuesday) following a house fire in the 600-block of E. Mulberry Street in Watseka. Fire Chief Ken Baier (Buyer) reported firemen were called just after Noon. There was heavy...
