Oglesby News

Seats remain open in two separate eight-week summer sessions at Illinois Valley Community College.

The Bureau County Genealogy Society will meet at 7 p.m. May 23 at the Society library, 629 S. Main St.

In addition to the strong performances presented in Monday's edition of The Times, there were many top finishes on the boys side at Saturday's IESA Class A track and field meet.

Angela Suarez, 83, of Oglesby, died at 5:48 p.m. Friday, May 10, at St. James Hospital, Pontiac.

More than 150 people attended Illinois Valley Community College's 46th annual student academic awards banquet recently in the gymnasium.

Another Centennial basketball player is taking his game to the collegiate level.

Jim Maloney, owner and operator of Malones Repair, has opened a new Ladd facility at 201 S. Main Ave., the former site of Ziel's Texaco.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, will speak at Illinois Valley Community College's 47th annual commencement, which starts at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the gymnasium on the Oglesby campus.

Job seekers speak to a representative at a job fair at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, Ill.

Katlyn Gealow of Oglesby, who attends LaSalle-Peru Township High School, won first place in the essay writing contest.

The body of a 62-year-old woman, missing since April 19, was found Thursday in flood waters along Illinois Route 351, a north-south road that runs south of Interstate 80 and runs through the towns of LaSalle and Oglesby.

The Illinois Valley Midday Connection, a non-denominational Christian Women's Group, invites all women from the Illinois Valley area to come to its monthly luncheon and program at 11:30 a.m. May 14 at Deer Park Country Club, 100 Deer Park Lane, Oglesby, . The theme for the May luncheon is “New Fashion! New Attitude! New You!” Enjoy ... (more)

The Wyanet Historical Society has changed its meeting date to the first Tuesday of the month.

LA SALLE COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION President Jackie Sapienza called the April 22 meeting to order.

GARCIA Norma J. Garcia, 81, of Oglesby, died Friday, April 26.Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Monday, April 29, at First Baptist Church, Oglesby.

A self-made international success story, philanthropist and aviation parts pioneer recently rewarded his former school, Illinois Valley Community College, with a $50,000 gift.

The Ottawa Salvation Army has been providing food and cleaning kits as people begin to return to their Ottawa, Marseilles and Utica homes damaged by flooding.