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Rail crossing at Route 47 in Dwight closed starting at 7 p.m. Monday
IDOT announced Sunday that the Union Pacific Railroad crossing on Illinois Route 47 between McNamara Avenue and North Street in Dwight will be closed starting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 29. The repairs are expected to take four days to complete, and a posted detour will direct motorists to Old...
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.
LaSalle rollover crash being investigated
LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — One person was ejected from their car after a rollover crash on Saturday night. According to a LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office news release, officers responded a little before 9 p.m. for a single-car crash on East 24th Road just north of North 31st Road, which is north of Marseilles.
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...
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation to hand out awards at Giving Day breakfast in Ottawa
Friends of the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation are invited to attend a breakfast program celebrating the foundation at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, in the lower level conference room at Jeremiah Joe Coffee, 807 La Salle St., Ottawa. The SRCCF Giving Day celebration includes a full breakfast, a keynote...
#FarmLife: Three farmers use social media posts to show real work
With smartphones, we have the world at our fingertips. The popularity of social media has exploded over the last few years with a variety of ways to share what you are doing, whether it’s eating at your favorite restaurant or, in the case of farmers, planting crops and tending to animals.
Elena Krause, Pontiac claim rivalry victory over Prairie Central
Elena Krause didn’t allow a run and yielded as many hits as she collected in leading Pontiac to a 5-1 victory over Prairie Central in an Illini Prairie Conference softball contest Thursday at The Diamond at Williamson Field. It was the eighth straight win for PTHS. Krause gave up...
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