Mya Zavada singled, homered and drove in three runs to help Streator to an Illinois Central Eight Conference win. Marquette, WFC and Seneca softball also earn wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
Morris senior pitcher Elaina Vidales shut down a Serena rally in the fourth and continued the theme the final three innings to help her team to a 12-8 victory over the Huskers on Thursday afternoon in Morris.
A pair of Jordan Rodriguez goals nine minutes apart flipped the momentum in the Lisle Lions’ hard-fought, 3-1 victory over Streator in the first game played on the Bulldogs' new pitch.
The Sunrise Rotary awards two scholarships each year, one to a Marquette senior and one to an Ottawa High School senior. The club also awards a scholarship to an IVCC student and to a family at Opportunity School.
Families can take a tour of the school and meet the faculty for the 2024-25 school year.
Streator police are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting, after a resident followed a group of three males in his personal vehicle, Streator police said in a Facebook post Thursday.
The Ottawa Police Department arrested a 22-year-old man Tuesday morning, after an Ottawa resident said they might be the victim of a phone scam, police said.
Streator police are seeking information on an attempted child abduction reported at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday at Illinois and Livingston streets.
Suzannah Walter will direct a large cast and crew in the Ottawa High School rendition of "Little Women" Friday and Saturday.