Hennepin News

Melissa Olivero of Peru was elected chair at a special reorganizational meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College Board May 7. Olivero was first elected to the board in April 2009 and appointed vice chair in May 2011.

More than 120 people attended Tiskilwa's Museum on Main event April 8 to learn about “The Underground Railroad and Secret Codes in pre-Civil War Quilts,” in a presentation by author and lecturer Clarice Boswell who was assisted by her husband Hank.

Melissa Olivero, of Peru, was elected chairwoman Tuesday night at a special reorganizational meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees.

The American Red Cross has set up several distribution sites in La Salle/Putnam counties for those affected by flooding to receive clean-up kits/supplies. They include: Hennepin: Old Steel Mill Hall, 1120 Old U.S. 6. Utica: Temporary Village Hall, 105 Division St.

Four Bureau County libraries are among the 230 Illinois libraries to receive “Back to Books” grants from the state of Illinois.

The city of Princeton was without electricity for more than an hour early Sunday evening when the Ameren Illinois transmission line bringing electricity into the city went down.

Clean-up continues after the heavy rains and flooding that soaked Bureau County last week, leaving hundreds of basements flooded throughout the area.