A La Salle couple installed an old rotary phone at Rotary Park for people to talk to their lost loved ones and process their grief.

The Little Miss pageant will begin at 4 p.m. in the Hunt building, followed at 5:30 pm by the Junior and Miss pageant. The event will also be recognizing the past and visiting royalty during the Jr./Miss pageant.

Valley Immigrant Advocates in Ottawa has operated for months without advertising its effort providing legal services to immigrants, refugees and asylees at a reduced cost, or sometimes at no charge.

Henry-Senachwine's Nakeita Kessling is the NewsTribune Female Athlete of the Year after being named all-area in four sports and earning NT Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Gena and Mark DeGroot announced they will be stepping away from the Clover Club, 105 E. Hennepin St., Mark, to spend more time with their family.

St. Bede Academy student, Brady Mudge, has been announced as the recipient of the Spring Valley Police Department Public Service Scholarship.

I was in Normal at a meeting and cut out early to visit my former English teacher.

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos: Every American deserves affordable, reliable, high-speed internet access

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Carter of Ottawa wanted those in attendance Monday for the dedication of a state historical marker commemorating the 1859 escape of a runaway slave to understand the sacrifices several local abolitionists made.