Peoria Heights News

He was born on Oct. 25, 1935, in Harrisburg, Ill., to William Owen and Maude Ethel Dixon.

Authorities in Marshall County in central Illinois have identified the two truck drivers who were killed in a fiery crash this week in a head-on collision near the community of Varna.

" Botany " might seem like a big word to your kids, but when they find out what it means, they'll discover that it's actually a very familiar topic.

A Pakistani motorcyclist crosses a flooded street following heavy rain in Peshawar on April 26, 2013.

Steve Peters, property manager of the Lakeview Apartments, which is surrounded by flood waters from the Illinois River, uses a make shift bridge to access dry land Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Peoria Heights, Ill.

Floodwaters began a slow, inch-by-inch retreat Wednesday in inundated Peoria, Ill., offering hope to residents who watched helplessly as the Illinois River reached a 70-year high and swamped their homes and businesses.

AmeriCorps member Tom Schweiss walks atop a sandbag levee as he monitors pumps Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Clarksville, Mo.

The Peoria American Civil Liberties Union Chapter's annual meeting, scheduled for Thursday at the IVY Club on 1502 N. Galena Road, Peoria Heights, will instead be held at Mount Hawley Country Club, 7724 N. Knoxville Ave, Peoria.

Communities in Illinois and Missouri fought Tuesday to hold back surging rivers swollen by days of drenching rain, even as an approaching storm system threatened new downpours.