Streator High School signs on for more exchange students next year
STREATOR – Streator High School will be hosting up to 20 exchange students next school year. At Tuesday night’s boards meeting, a contract renewal was passed with Foreign Services Group, Ltd., to enroll up to 20 Chinese
90 years since Streator-native discovered Pluto
STREATOR – February 18th is Pluto Day, celebrating its existence and the Streator-native who discovered it. Today marks 90 years since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Tombaugh was born in
Father; Son cited for jumping into Buffalo Rock’s Bison pen
OTTAWA – A father and son were arrested over the weekend after allegedly jumping into the Buffalo Rock Park Bison pen. According to Conservation Police Sergeant Phil Wire, a 47-year-old Kewanee man was keeping watch when his
Artist makes amazing images just by folding/creasing paper!
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for February 18th: Every now and then for my “Daily Dose of Uplift,” I try to find a story that piques your interest or shows off some creative ideas people are sharing.
Mustard on Oreos? That’s the answer to a crossword puzzle!
The answer to a the crossword puzzle in a recent issue of USA Today has left readers and the internet baffled. The clue read “Cookie that some people ate with mustard,” and it was revealed that “Oreo” was
Newark man dies in single vehicle accident
OTTAWA – A man killed as a result of a single-vehicle accident near Millington has been identified. The LaSalle County Coroner on Tuesday said that 49-year-old William W. Davis, of Newark, is dead after a single-vehicle crash
CVS property in Peru to be a car wash
PERU – Property located behind CVS in Peru will soon be a car wash. At Monday nights city council meeting, Chairmen of Finance and Safety Service, Mike Radkte announces that Peru received over $538,000 for the
Are Your Morning Habits Strange or Normal?
The most important part of your morning is making sure you’re tuned into Walls 102 other than that actually getting out of bed thats pretty important as well. A new survey asked people about their morning habits
Florida man gets naked to escape DeLand store; ribeyes fall out of his pants
A shoplifter trying to get away from a DeLand store stripped naked and steaks tumbled out of his pants, police said. Police found a Stefan Short, 28, of DeLand, running out of the store in the buff,