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The Iroquois County Economic Development Association has established a Facebook page to keep its progress in the public's eye. The job prospects and potential business developments should be more accessible. Ken Barragree, Exec...

The Loda Lake Road will be resurfaced. Iroquois Paving Corporation has been awarded a $1.4 million bid to improve the 7.4 mile stretch of County road 800N between Melvin and Roberts. The Ford County Board unanimously approved...

The Ford County Public Health Department's financial heartbeat apprears to be OK, even under the crunch of the state's budget impasse. Administrator Lana Sample told the County Board her agency remains financially "OK" and will...

The 87th Indiana FFA State Convention finds more than 2,000 future farmers on the Purdue University campus this week. State officers introduced themselves (Wednesday) and discussed their ongoing mission to teach leadership...

The White County Sheriff's Office in Indiana today (Wednesday) confirmed the identity of the victim in Tuesday's accident at the Indiana Beach Campground was 10-year-old Blaike Glassburn of Mishawaka, Indiana. The boy was...

The Kankakee County Board has a second meeting planned this week, in addition to Tuesday's regular monthly meeting. And the reason is due to hot issues that consumed discussion time yesterday. The Board's finance committee last...

Iroquois Memorial Hospital is announcing its partnering with the Chloe's Promise Foundation to benefit St. Jude's at this year's Independence Day Games for Kids at the Watseka hospital location. The summer July 4th games are...

The 33rd annual Kankakee River Valley Fishing Derby is on the calendar for July 1-10. The event is sponsored by the Northern Illinois Anglers Association (NIAA). Association president Ken Munjoy said more than $50,000 in...

More than 1,000 citizens in Kankakee County signed petitions opposing the Great Lakes Basin Railroad project. It's a proposed project that calls for a railroad hub in the Manteno area that could eat up acres of farm ground. The...

It's Iroquois County's quiet little secret. And – it's offered again in another month. The Sugar Creek Opera brings the 'Grapes of Wrath' to the stage at Central High School in Clifton. It's a month and a day away for the July...