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Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from April 22-27
Opportunities for area athletes to excel were limited last week as rain washed out most events set for Friday and Saturday. However, there were plenty of events that did take place to create a strong list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for the week of April 22-27.
The Times Athlete of the Week: Streator’s Makenna Ondrey
Of 656 votes cast for The Times Athlete of the Week sponsored by SOCU, Streator softball pitcher Makenna Ondrey captured 255 of them to claim the honor in a close race. The Bulldogs’ junior ace won a pair of 1-0 pitchers’ duels with Peotone’s Sophie Klawitter, over two games pitching 19 shutout innings capped by Wednesday’s 12-inning, 19-strikeout performance.
McLean County gets $200K state grant for energy and climate planning
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded just over $900,000 to four recipients in the state — including McLean County. It’s part of the first round of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funding. McLean County was awarded $200,000. That money is split between improvements for...
25 Sports High School Tuesday- April 30, 2024
(25News Now) - In soccer, Morton got a big conference win. In softball, Normal West and Metamora also had big conference wins. In baseball, Richwoods and Washington came away with another win in the win column. In girl’s lacrosse, Dunlap won big. And in track, today was the McLean...
Students help honor Pontiac Civil War Veteran
PONTIAC, Ill. (WMBD) — Civil War veteran Pvt. William Clark was honored Thursday with a military gun salute and official headstone at the Southside Cemetery on the day after his birthday and more than a century after his death. Clark enlisted at 19 in the Union Army’s 14th Illinois...
Pekin woman dead after an industrial accident at Case IH in Goodfield
GOODFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — A Pekin woman was pronounced dead Tuesday after being struck by a forklift, the Woodford County Coroner said on Wednesday. Lisa M. Hofmann, 40, was struck by the forklift shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at about 11 a.m. A preliminary autopsy indicated multiple blunt-force trauma injuries. Toxicology tests, as required, will be performed.
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