Seeing the book sparked a flashback. One thing led to another. The book was “Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure.” I was suddenly pulled back to my high school years, when I had read a printing of the 1934 edition of “Alone.”

Ottawa's girls basketball team along with the boys teams from Streator, Newark and Somonauk scored victories in a hoops-filled Times Friday Roundup.

Coming off their first loss of the season, Marquette bounced back in dominant fashion in a 72-27 thrashing of Lowpoint-Washburn on Friday night in Ottawa.

The Woodland boys basketball team's lead Friday over Roanoke-Benson looked as if it it might reach 20 points. Then it looked like it might disappear, but in the end the Warriors held on for a 44-35 home victory.

The Marseilles Public Library, 155 E. Bluff St., will host several programs and events in December.

Five individuals and one team have been selected as 2026 inductees to the Ottawa Township High School Hall of Fame.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland girls basketball, Serena boys basketball, and both Seneca and Ottawa boys wrestling scored victories, plus more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

The Streator Area Chamber of Commerce will host a pair of holiday shopping events as the city kicks off a weekend of Christmas activities.

He choked his girlfriend with a shirt wrapped around her neck. Mendota police went to arrest him and a three-hour standoff ensued. Now, Shaquille Jones likely is going prison.