Seneca News

At the risk of offending some, I would like to discuss the Ottawa teachers' strike Obviously, as a Seneca student, I was not personally affected.

A new, five-lane bridge across Rat Run Creek on U.S. 6 may ease the expected traffic increase generated by a proposed railyard-intermodal complex.

Additional steps concerning the Seneca I-80 Railport were approved at Tuesday's Seneca village council meeting concerning Bluff Road and the Rat Run bridge.

A SENECA driver went off Illinois 71 and stopped on the edge of the Illinois River about 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

Nicole M. Wilson, 22, Seneca, was arrested Saturday at Bluff and Day streets for driving under the influence and driving without insurance.

Viewers of La Salle County's visitors guide have a good idea what the new guidebook for the Marseilles and Seneca area will look like.

An Ottawa man who bought marijuana with jewels and cash last spring in Ottawa went to prison last week, but not before asking the judge to "look into his heart." Calvin L. Myers pleaded guilty Oct.

Matthew D. Perkins, 22, 662 N. 3450th Road, Utica, reported Monday he struck a deer while driving in Dimmick Township Friday.

Thomas Clifford, 23, Braidwood, was placed on conditional discharge for two years, fined $100 and ordered to do 340 hours of community service work for resisting police.

Ellis Ace Hardware, Rental & RadioShack and Bellettini Foods hosted their annual Halloween Costume Contest in the parking lot of the Village Center shopping complex in Seneca.

They're hoping its legit, says Police Chief Ray Meglan of letters residents bring him, promising them millions in exchange for their personal check for peanuts.

The annual Medicare D election period will run Sunday, Nov. 15, through Thursday, Dec.

Murder defendant Keith Mackowiak, standing before Circuit Court Judge H. Chris Ryan Jr.

By Jo Ann Hustis jhustis@morrisdailyherald.com Three Veterans Day observances are scheduled in Morris, at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, and in Seneca on Wednesday, Nov.

The Seneca Historical Guild will meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Seneca Public Library.

Here are some of the local planned Veterans Day activities : Ottawa The Ottawa Memorial Association will conduct a ceremony at 10 a.m. in Washington Square.

Ellis Ace Hardware, Rental and Radio Shack and Bellettini Foods, both of Seneca, hosted their annual Halloween costume contest Oct.

SENECA – Water and sewer rates are on the rise. Starting Jan. 1, 2010, village water and sewer users will pay $11.50 per month for up to 1,000 gallons of water, and $5.75 per month for each additional 1,000 gallons of water above the minimum.

Teresa Marie Beach, 42, 1336 W. Madison St., was arrested Wednesday at West Madison and Elm streets on a La Salle County warrant for probation violation.

SENECA AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Ten members were present for the Oct. 20 meeting of the Seneca American Legion Auxiliary at the Seneca Fire Station.