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SweetWater Technologies Announces First Drone Franchise Partners: Innovating Agriculture through New Business Models and Drone Technology
WYANET, Ill. (AgPR) July 25, 2024 - SweetWater Technologies CEO Chad Gripp announced the launch of the company's first group of independently-owned and operated franchises. The announcement marks a milestone in SweetWater Technologies' mission to elevate agronomic practices through innovative business practices and cutting-edge drone technology. "Through this innovative approach...
Tuba Time In Peru
The 3rd Annual Summer TubaFest is Sunday at Centennial Park in Peru. The music starts at 4:30. It's being put on by Music Suite 408, North Central Illinois Artworks and the city of Peru. Summer Tubafest is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation.
William W. Roudebush Sr.
William W. Roudebush Sr., 85 of Streator passed away Saturday morning (July 20, 2024) at the ARC-Streator. A visitation will be held Friday from 10a.m. until 12noon at the Winterrowd Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at noon at the funeral home with burial following at Phillips Cemetery. Bill...
Mendota District 289 enters solar age
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary School District 289 has entered the age of solar. The district made it official at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 18 in front of Northbrook School, welcoming in an era of using the rays of the sun to help power the district’s schools. Solar...
OSF HealthCare expands orthopedics services to Peru
OSF HealthCare is proud to announce the expansion of its OSF Medical Group—Orthopedic Services to Peru. This strategic expansion will bring advanced orthopedic care closer to Illinois Valley residents, ensuring they have access to high-quality medical services within the community. The new Peru orthopedic office is located at 920...
MHS to have 5 home football games in '24
MENDOTA – The Mendota Trojans will appear five times on their home turf during the 2024 regular football season. The Trojans will kick off the new campaign by hosting Port Byron Riverdale on Friday, Aug. 30. Game time is 7 p.m. Mendota will spend the next two weeks on...
Paw Paw School Board prepares for school opening
PAW PAW – The Paw Paw School Board met in regular session on July 16. Document storage with the Xerox R. K. Dixon Square 9 program has been halted due to the company unexpectedly requiring the purchase of additional megabytes, which had not been specified in the original contract. The Board is looking into pricing from three other companies to continue with the storage of old school documents.
Starved Rock Family Campground may be partially solar powered by September
Visitors to the Starved Rock Family Campground in La Salle may have a new energy source as early as September, thanks in part to a federal grant. The La Salle City Council unanimously approved the recommendation for the solar farm during Monday night’s council meeting. Mark Voss, owner of...
Man charged with animal cruelty after authorities find dozens of carcasses on Sandwich property
SYCAMORE – A man is facing multiple criminal charges of animal neglect and cruelty after a months-long investigation led by state authorities which they said uncovered dozens of dead livestock carcasses on his Sandwich property, court records show. Mohammed A. Raza-Ahsan, 60, of Addison, owns about 10½ acres in...
College signing: Ottawa’s Jack Henson commits to play baseball at Illinois Central College
Ottawa’s Jack Henson has signed to continue his education at Illinois Central College in East Peoria and his baseball career at the NJCAA level with the Cougars. Henson – an outfielder for the Pirates and second-team member of the 2024 Times All-Area Baseball Team – is pictured at his signing ceremony with his parents and former Ottawa baseball coach Tyler Wargo.
Streator to use $1 million in sewer reserves to fund oxidation ditch project
The city of Streator will use $1 million from its sewer reserve funds to make up a funding gap on an oxidation ditch project at the wastewater treatment plant. Originally estimated to be about a $2 million project, the lowest bid for the project was $3,149,815. Despite securing a federal grant of $1.2 million earmarked for the project and budgeting $800,000, Streator faced a funding gap to cover the increase in equipment and labor expenses that drove up the cost of the project.
College signing: Seneca’s Teagan Johnson will compete for Ole Miss
Seneca’s Teagan Johnson has signed to continue her education at the University of Mississippi, aka Ole Miss, in University, Miss., and her track and field career at the NCAA Division I level with the Rebels. Johnson was a sectional champion and state qualifying pole vaulter for the Fighting Irish, earning a spot on the 2024 Times All-Area Girls Track and Field Honor Roll. Pictured (from the left) are: in front – Jim Johnson, Teagan Johnson and Karissa Johnson; in back – Seneca track and field coach Terry Maxwell, Riley Johnson, Talia Johnson, and Seneca AD Ted O’Boyle.
Ottawa’s Friendship Days to pack fun for everyone
For those Ottawa natives now living elsewhere and for people who’ve always wanted to sample what a friendly city Ottawa can be, they’ll have their chance when the week-long celebration Friendship Days returns starting this weekend. Music, food and drink, history and fun activities will saturate the downtown...
Hearing set Friday in La Salle County coroner ballot dispute
An Ottawa physician will ask a judge Friday to put his name back on the Nov. 5 ballot for La Salle County coroner. Dr. Lawrence Powell, a Republican who was removed from the race on June 17, appealed his removal in La Salle County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Troy D. Holland has set a hearing at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the downtown Ottawa courthouse.
SUMMERTUBAFEST to return July 28 to Peru
The third annual SUMMERTUBAFEST is set for 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Centennial Park in Peru. SUMMERTUBAFEST is a summer event created by Tuba Christmas as part of the Harvey Phillips Foundation that originated in 1974 by creator and renowned tubist Harvey Phillips of Indiana University and is presented with permission from the Harvey Phillips Foundation.
College signing: Ottawa distance runner Kamimayla Ragan heading to IVCC
Ottawa’s Kamimayla Ragan has signed to continue her education at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby and her cross country career at the NJCAA level with the Eagles. Ragan is pictured here at her signing ceremony surrounded by her family and running coaches.
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