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The wind storm of June 27 had broken some corn plants near ground level. Certain varieties were more susceptible with the highest level of breakage estimated near 3,000 plants per acre while other varieties were relatively unaffected.
Lack of state budget hits area human service providers
Margaret Morrison said the administration office at the A Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Service has been quiet these days.
In our area, cornfields that would be starting to exhibit tassels around the Fourth of July are around knee-high. The cornfield next to my house is 24 to 26 inches tall.
A company filed suit in circuit court Friday, seeking to collect $116,266.81 from a Wilmington construction company.
MARSEILLES – An autopsy is scheduled later today on the death of a woman in a house fire Saturday.
IVCC celebrates GED completion for 216 students
"Routine" does not describe the paths adult learners take on their way to passing the General Educational Development exam.
Pachyderm, pipers join Marseilles parade
An elephant with a past was in Marseilles on Sunday and has a future date in Ottawa.
Missing Sheridan woman found safe
A missing Sheridan woman was returned to her home safely early Sunday morning. The 87-year-old was last seen at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tractor adventure successful, Marseilles chicken meal a 'stand-out'
Despite less tractors, this month's annual Heritage Tractor Adventure was still a success, Mary Beth DeGrush of the Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Center, who coordinates the event, told the La Salle County Board's Tourism Committee Wednesday morning.
The La Salle County State's Attorney's Office filed these charges, arising from The Times' coverage area, that were not included in police reports.
View Video: Gov. Quinn at Marseilles 'Freedom Run'
"O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife. Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life!" - "America the Beautiful," third verse It is the third verse of Katharine Lee Bates' song "America the Beautiful" that expresses the sacrifice of the servicemen and servicewomen who have died in the Middle East, Illinois Gov.
Ottawa Cruise Night: Weather, not cars, turned out to be the show stopper
Cars and fathers just seem to go together. For the 11th year, the La Salle County Cruisers hosted Ottawa Cruise Night, and it's always a perfect beginning to the Father's Day weekend.
Marseilles residents vent on burning, drugs, noise, pay
Several residents spoke up at this week's Marseilles City Council meeting - and most of their comments were directed at Commissioner Jim Hollenbeck, Public Health and Safety Commissioner.
Run remembers the people behind the names
Tom "Big Daddy" Yarber of justice, spokesman and coordinator for the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run, will honor a soldier from Virginia, Sgt.
Marseilles Fun Days ready to roll
Once again, Marseilles beats the Fourth of July to the punch. Fun Days, the city's popular summer festival capped with a fireworks display, is ready to roll between Monday, June 22, and Sunday, June 28.
An impeccably nondescript actor whose impersonation of an impersonator remains his most indelible turn, Matt Damon is brilliantly cast as the titular amnesiac in this belated adaptation of Robert Ludlum's Eighties-era espionage novel.
Marseilles man dies in Saturday crash
A MARSEILLES man died in a single-vehicle accident about noon Saturday, June 13, near Grand Ridge in La Salle County.
Etna Road sidewalks included in road project
Walking to the La Salle County Governmental Complex on Etna Road in Ottawa has long been a risky venture.
Streator, Marseilles get their tax 'lumps'
Streator and Marseilles residents again retain the dubious distinction of paying the highest property tax rates in La Salle County.
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