The Ottawa City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to wrap up some unfinished business before the next fiscal year.

Citing increases in electric costs at both the water and sewer departments, the Marseilles City Council voted Wednesday to increase the city’s water and sewer rates incrementally over the next three years.

By a 3-2 vote, the Marsilles City Council approved a policy setting standards for speech, expressions and social networking.

The Ottawa City Council on Tuesday night heard a report from Treasurer Don Harris regarding the budget for the fiscal year 2025, then adopted an ordinance approving the budget that is what “we believe is a reasonable and attainable budget for the city to adhere to,” Harris said.

Utica is on pace to go out for bids later this month on the Market on Mill, the north-end shopping plaza that will feature portable retail stalls.

Utica soon will commemorate the worst disaster in its history: the 2004 tornado.

The debate over the location of the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Museum continued at the Marseilles City Council meeting on Wednesday night, only focused more on whether it will move even a few feet.

Ottawa's water main replacement program came in under budget, but will be negated by some unexpected expenses, the council reported.

For the 30th consectuive year, Laborers Local 393 will be sponsoring a hunter safety course at its hall on April 13-14.