Tonica News

Crop Report KEN BECK, Mendota We received 1.5 to 2 inches of rain. The 8 inches of rain from last week and the rain we received this week has put this area back in the flood stage again with rain on the ...

We received anywhere from 5 to 7.55 inches of rain this week. We had two storms come through northwest La Salle County, with the first storm having high winds coming out of the west.

Eugene Orvis, 31, of 1803 Poplar St., was arrested this morning at Madison and Clinton streets on a La Salle County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of having open alcohol in public and on a Livingston ...

The 2008 Tonica High School Alumni will meet for dinner Saturday, Sept. 6, at VFW Hall, 2325 Donahue St., in La Salle.

Shirley Rodriguez, 46, of 1807 Poplar St., was arrested this morning at her home on a complaint of possession of a controlled substance.

Firefighters were battling a house fire tonight in the 200 block of West Washington Street, police said.

Comment on this story DOUG STOCKLEY, Earlville No report. KEN BECK, Mendota We received anywhere from three-tenths to one-half inch of rain.

Tom McGunnigal, St. Bede Academy admission director, has announced 16 St. Bede sophomores have become student ambassadors.

Ottawan helps resurrect pioneer skill A "new" pioneer skill -- butter churning -- was added to the menu of heritage crafts presented during the La Salle County Historical Society's fourth-grade program.

Anthony M. Smetana, 23, 205 S. Third Ave., was arrested at 4:50 p.m. Thursday at Third and Bridge streets on a La Salle County failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of resisting a peace officer.

Entertainment: Star Search Finals! SENIOR BIRTHDAY -- Cooper COOPER Peg Cooper of Tonica will celebrate her 90th birthday. via The Times

Roger Edward Kreiser, 35, of Lostant died unexpectedly at home on April 8, 2008. via Mendota Reporter

Posted on 03/12 at 06:44 PM BY ERINN DESHINSKY of the Journal Star BRIMFIELD - A local man was killed this afternoon after becoming trapped in a grain elevator. via Journal Star

A north central Illinois worker has died after falling into a soybean bin. Officials say 56-year-old Harold Beenenga of Tonica fell into the bin at Utica Elevator at about nine this morning. via WQAD-TV Moline

It was a balmy 50 degrees Sunday afternoon when 160 people lined up and then, one-by-one, splashed into ice-covered Loon Lake at Silver Springs State Park. via Beacon News

Jason Hanson and Tara Abell are the parents of a son, Wyatt Christopher, born Jan. via Bureau County Republican

“I'm glad to have him home, but he says he'd go back if he had to”

The community and the Illinois National Guard got a chance Sunday to formally welcome home the 170 soldiers of the 1744th Transportation Company in ceremonies at the Streator Armory. via The Pantagraph

The estate of one of two women killed Oct. 16 in a fiery crash on Interstate 39 near Tonica has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking at least $300,000 from two other drivers. via The Pantagraph

“They're not just spending an hour, they are spending a whole day just having fun”

Only one stop in Peoria offered free massages, free chocolates and bread, shopping and live entertainment Saturday - and about 16,000 women took advantage of it. via Journal Star

It takes a while to get 50-some years of dirt out of upholstery. A full day, in fact, for Jeff Beverage, owner of Beverage Family Funeral Home, and Lynn Hoffman, a funeral home employee. via Daily Chronicle