Grand Ridge News

OTTAWA NOON ROTARY Mike Harsted heads the La Salle County Department of Environmental Services and Land Use.

Tanner D. Shepard, 17, of Grand Ridge, was cited Wednesday in the 200 block of East Main Street on a complaint of possession of smoking materials.

Grand Ridge village offices are going to be moved in January. At Tuesday's village board meeting, the trustees agreed to lease offices, including space for police, at 130 W. Main St.

THE ISSUE: What's next for Pet Project shelter? OUR OPINION: Good news that shelter has new home, but funding and volunteers still needed.

Facing the burden of monthly lease payments in its new home, Pet Project feels its positioned itself well financially thanks to a fundraiser.

Christopher J. Sexton, 17, 209 1/2 Superior St., was arrested Friday at 211 East Main St.

The Pet Project animal shelter in Grand Ridge will be moving to Marseilles. The facility, scheduled to lose its longtime current facility at the end of the year, will be leasing the former Dog Wash Inn in Marseilles for six months.

A Streator man was hospitalized following a Tuesday night fire at Del Monte Court in Streator.

The state has formally accepted the architects for Illinois Valley Community College's $30.5 million Community Technology Center, President Jerry Corcoran reported at the Oct.

NO TOWNSHIP UNIT No Township Unit of Home and Community Education met Oct. 27 at Duffy's Tavern in Utica for lunch.

FARM RIDGE UNIT OF HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION The Farm Ridge Unit of Home and Community Education met Oct.

Anne Hinterlong was chosen as The Times employee of the month in August. The Grand Ridge resident has been with the newspaper for almost 25 years.

A Streator man was charged Tuesday in La Salle County Circuit Court in connection with a rollover last week.

Peter A. Dannenberg, 26, 480 Margie Lane, Sandwich, was arrested at 12:12 a.m. Friday at North 48th and East 2750th roads on complaints of driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage.

Invenergy's Grand Ridge wind farm south of the Illinois River will be the site of a federally-funded state-of-the-art wind turbine.

Katie Brodzik of La Salle, Caitlin Rinker of Grand Ridge and Brad Cockrel of Ottawa have been elected to the Illinois Valley Community College Student Government Association following freshman elections.

Illinois State Police District 17 Zone 3 officers conducted Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement surveys at various establishments during the evening of Oct.

On Thursday, Jane Goetz entered Realville, where she was Ted Tiskit, a 85-year-old man with bad arthritis.

Lonnette Moreland, 20, Streator, was arrested Wednesday on a complaint of retail theft at Wal-Mart, 4041 Veterans Drive.

What started as a 10-year-old's interest in a reality show about fashion design has turned into a profit for Pet Project in Grand Ridge.