Lacon News

The Princeton Junior Woman's Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Prouty Building.

An update on a story we first told you about yesterday regarding changes to Caterpillar's prescription drug policy.

Shirley Weaver Howard, 75, formerly of Kane, Pa., passed away early Tuesday, October 6, 2009, under the care of the Daughters of St.

Meredith Lyn Anderson and Jamie Todd Hattan were united in marriage during an outdoor ceremony June 27 at East Silent Lake Resort in Dent, Minn.

Ottawa Mayor Robert Eschbach, in his role as city liquor commissioner, said Tuesday he might take action in a week or two against the liquor licenses of three bar owners recently convicted of attempted gambling.

Richard and Linda Link of Henry will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept.

Illinois' unemployment lines are getting a bit longer. The jobless rate rose slightly in July to 10a 'point-4 percent.

Wenona City Administrator and Economic Development Coordinator William Simmons is charged with trying to use his position to fix a traffic ticket.

I snapped this picture while we where boating this past Sunday on the IL river between Henry and Lacon .

Wenona City Administrator and Economic Development Coordinator William Simmons is charged with trying to use his position to fix a traffic ticket.

C. Ray Ward, 81, of Lacon died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.

A new pizza joint has taken the small town of Lacon by storm. Eric Shangraw tries the Mediterranean Chicken at The Pizza Peel in this week's You Gotta Eat.

Meredith Lyn Anderson and Jamie Todd Hattan are announcing their engagement. Parents of the couple are Dennis and Connie Anderson of Princeton, and Les and Donna Hattan of Lacon.

A former Streator teenager apparently killed himself last week in Lacon. Marshall County Coroner Dave Lenz Jr.

Just a few minutes ago...a nearly day long search ended in Marshall County. An inmate escaped from the jail Saturday night but was found just before 5:30 this evening after receiving a tip that he was hiding in a garage just north of he jail.

Mike Hiell had been scheduled to be sworn in Monday night for a third term as Lacon mayor.

Dr. Jerry Swanson is a board-certified neurologist at Mayo Clinic and is a professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Murder suspect Tony Smith was officially indicted by the Marshall County grand jury 'Wednesday. Smith faces four counts of firsta 'degree murder in the shooting death of Judith Berchtold on April 11th.

Marshall County Sheriff Rob Russell wheels accused murderer Tony Smith back to jail after a court appearance Monday morning.

The Ladd Community Improvement Association is looking for entries for the Ladd Summer Fest talent show, set for 6:30 p.m. July 8 at the Ladd Memorial Park.