The Reddick Mansion Association will be hosting its popular Architectural and Historical Scavenger Hunt of Ottawa at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at the mansion, 100 W. Lafayette St.

New Ottawa Elementary School District Superintendent Michelle Lee wants to put children at the forefront of everything the district does.

The Streator FFA chapter has been named a 2022 National Model of Excellence Finalist by the National FFA Organization, which means it is Top 10 in the nation out of 8,817 FFA chapters.

A cast of Marseilles youth will present “Alice in Wonderland” at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Knudson Park.

Construction on Route 23 from Stevenson Road in Ottawa to U.S. 52 will begin Monday, Aug. 15.

North 14th Road in Hope Township, between East Second and East Third roads, west of Lostant, will be closed for the next seven to 10 days.

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The La Salle/Putnam Alliance for Special Education organized a Back to School Bash on Thursday at Thornton Park in Ottawa, featuring several community groups leading activities for children.

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Workers are placing new sewer lines and digging out the north turn as work progresses Thursday at the roundabout site at U.S. 6. and Route 178 in Utica.

Federal, state and local elected officials gathered on 1,280 acres of land in Shabbona Thursday to support legislation that would clear a pathway for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s decades-long pursuit to reclaim land in southern DeKalb County.