A look back at the tradition of the ‘Turkey Pardon’

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WASHINGTON – A long standing tradition at the White House is the yearly tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey.  Claims vary as to who began the tradition, from Abraham Lincoln to Dwight Eisenhower, but the most documented

Ottawa City Council approves water, sewer rate hikes

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Ottawa residents will be paying more in water and sewer rates effective Dec. 1, after the City Council approved an increase to help defray the cost of the wastewater treatment plant now being planned for the east

Ottawa City Council approves water, sewer rate hikes

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Ottawa residents will be paying more in water and sewer rates effective Dec. 1, after the City Council approved an increase to help defray the cost of the wastewater treatment plant now being planned for the east

Cause of Streator fire deemed accidental

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The cause of a fire Monday afternoon at 504 S. Bloomington St. in Streator was deemed accidental and not suspicious, the Streator Fire Department said Tuesday morning.