Scott Anderson

Marquette defeated St. Bede 13-3 in five innings on Monday, April 22, 2024 at St. Bede Academy. Marquette won the first suspended game by a final of 1-0. The first game was a resumption of last Tuesday game due to rain.

St. Bede defeated Marquette 4-2 on Monday, April 22, 2024 at St. Bede Academy. Marquette won the first suspended game by a final of 6-5. The first game was a resumption of last Tuesday game due to rain.

Firefighters from Paw Paw, Somonauk, Troy Grove, Mendota, Earlville, Leland, Utica and Ottawa responded to a house fire Monday in the 300 block of Maple Street in Earlville. The fire occurred at about 10 a.m.

Tonica and Utica fire departments along with La Salle County Sheriff deputies, work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the Illinois Route 178 bridge over the Vermilion River on Monday, April 22, 2024 near Lowell. The accident happened shortly before 8:30a.m. Both lanes of Illinois 178 are temporarily shut down while emergency crews assist at the scene.

The Route 34 Drive-In Theatre opened for the season Friday in Earlville. The drive-in is open weekends all summer long with movies beginning at dusk.

About 100 people gathered together Saturday for a memorial ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the Utica tornado.

A violent EF-3 tornado swept over the Illinois Valley on Tuesday, April 20, 2004. Take a look back on photos from the tornado damage in Utica and Granville.

Seneca defeated Streator 5-4 in eight innings on Friday, April 19, 2024 at Seneca High School.

Take a look inside the former La Salle Public Works building on Second and Wright streets in La Salle. The 18,000 square foot building and parking lot now is on the market. The two-story, brick building was the site where the city housed its vehicles and other storage items. It served as a former car dealership and armory during the Korean War. The building is appraised at $256,500.

Marquette and St. Bede suspended their game after 5 innings of play due to rain on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at Masinelli Field in Ottawa. The game was scoreless during the suspension. The game will resume on Monday April 22, at 4:30p.m.

St. Bede and Marquette tied at 5 runs each on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Ottawa. The game was suspended due to rain before the bottom of the fifth inning. A resume date will be announced at a later time.

The Lighted Way of the Illinois Valley is having its annual spaghetti supper from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Uptown Grill, 601 First St., La Salle.

Morris defeated L-P 12-4 on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Huby Sarver Field in La Salle.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is working on the Route 251 bridge over the Illinois River in Peru. IDOT work will include washing the bridge and all of the structural steel, top surface of piers and abutments, deck drains and the deck surface. The work will be conducted during the day, with traffic being reduced to one lane and controlled by flaggers. The project is scheduled to wrap up in early May.

Area athletes competed in the Ferris Invitational boys and girls track and field meet on Monday, April 15, 2024 at Princeton High School.