Watseka News

Photo by Wendy Davis - - Konnor Knauth, Sheldon Square Shooters, shows his champion hereford steer to buyer Craig Gocken with MainSource Bank and the 2008 Iroquois County Fair Queen Sara Schoolman.

The Watseka City Council last night discussed the importance of updating the city's website.

Photo by Carla Waters -- Tom and Marge Hoogeboom, members of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, look over flood relief paperwork with Kerry Bell , a member of the Iroquois County Long-Term Recovery ...

Helen Crow, 91, Watseka, talks about growing up in the "thriving little Swedish town" of Donovan before the Depression.

Photos by Wendy Davis -- The smell of mud, burning rubber and hot motor oil permeated the air of the Iroquois County Fairgrounds during the Figure 8 Demolition Derby Saturday evening.

The Watseka Fire Department recently learned it has lowered the Insurance Service Office rating by two classes.

Several Public Works projects are progressing in Watseka. That was the message last night at the Watseka City Council's Public Works Committee meeting.

Iroquois County Clerk Mark Henrichs' attorney recently filed a motion to dismiss the indictment and all counts against him.

Residents of the Milford High School District 280 are seeking what is best for both the students and the community.

Some call it the "old horse trough". Others call it the old "well". Many believe that it is an artesian well, but that myth was dispelled at last night's Public Grounds and Buildings Committee meeting in ...

The Celebrate Recovery program in Watseka offers support for anyone with a hurt, habit or hangup.

Photo by Carla Waters -- Sara Schoolman of Sheldon is the new Iroquois County Fair Queen.

The Iroquois Development Association announced today that Bartlett Management Services, Inc., owners of the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in town, will re-open the restaurant in a new facility that will also ...

CFTC Penalizes Cameron Charles With $100,000 Fine and Permanent Trading Ban for Unauthorized Speculation Through Watseka Farmers Grain Co.

The Watseka City Council will advertise for bids on the new municipal building. That decision was made a last night's full council meeting.

Plans are moving ahead with a new government building for the city of Watseka. The council's contract committee Wednesday night voted 6-1 to go ahead with advertising for proposals on the project.

Photo by Wendy Davis -- Maureen St. Peter, Gilman, has taught most of her 45 years at Chebanse Elementary School.

Prairie States Christian Camp has a new building to be used for both campgrounds activities and for the public to use.

Photo by Wendy Davis Crews were still putting train cars back on the rails and repairing the tracks yesterday afternoon after four cars derailed earlier in the day.

Watseka's Thelma Shaw has spent nearly all of her life in Iroquois County. As a teacher she remembers days past when education in a country school was a bit different than it is today.