Tonica News

Utica has proven for a third time that everyone loves a parade, especially if it's one honoring our nation's veterans.

Several members of The Starved Rock Model "A" Club recently drove their "A"s" to Oregon, Ill., to cruise the Rock River and enjoy the fall colors aboard the paddlewheeler, the Spirit of Oregon.

Moline, Illinois, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, in Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island.

Illinois State Police District 17 Zone 3 officers conducted Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement surveys at various establishments during the evening of Oct.

The following students have enrolled at Educators of Beauty in La Salle: EMILY INGRAM of Tonica, BRIDGET WEBER and CASEY COLANDER, both of Streator, AUBREY WARD of Ottawa and MICHELLE BECKER of Peru.

TONICA ALUMNI On Sept. 12, Tonica High School alumni members and guests gathered at the La Salle VFW for the annual banquet.

David Rodriguez, 37, 2961 East 13th Road, was cited Wednesday at 800 La Salle St.

TONICA CLASS OF '69 The Tonica High School Alumni dinner will be Saturday, Sept.

TONICA CLASS OF '69 The Tonica High School Alumni dinner will be Saturday, Sept.

TONICA CLASS OF '69 The Tonica High School Alumni dinner will be Saturday, Sept.

Former Illinois Valley Community College President Larry Huffman of Peru was named to the college's Board of Trustees during a special meeting Monday morning.

A Tonica man was sentenced to prison Thursday morning in La Salle County Circuit Court for possession of heroin.

Dwain Sampson, 32, of Sweetwater, Texas, was arrested Wednesday on Commercial Street on complaints of driving under the influence, no insurance, speeding, illegal transportation of alcohol and expired registration.

SCHROEDER Velora Schroeder of rural Tonica will celebrate her 96th birthday. She was born July 4, 1913, in Vermillion Township, to John and Caroline Rose.

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.

Lilliana Katherine Ishee, daughter of Brian D. and Melissa Ishee of Bristol, Wis., was baptized May 17 at St.

CARA SALZ of rural Tonica received a bachelor"s degree in communication sciences and disorders from Illinois State University May 8. She graduated summa cum laude with a grade point average of 4.0 and will continue her graduate study in speech pathology at ISU in the fall.

Doug Stockley, Earlville Planting continued to progress last week. I would estimate in our area most of the field corn and more than 90 percent of the soybeans are planted.

The 2009 Tonica High School Alumni Committee will meet at 5:50 p.m. June 16 at Liberty Restaurant.

Route 34, three-fourths of a mile to three miles west of Route 251, near Mendota, will be closed beginning Monday, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.