A Peru woman charged with possessing nearly 2 pounds of cocaine was jailed Friday after La Salle County prosecutors alleged she violated her pre-trial release. Charnelle Mond plans to argue for another chance.

A single-family home in Peru that sold for $215,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in La Salle County in the past week.

I kept thinking about that moment when new life, soon to be crawling and climbing, meets a life that is shuffling down a slope in time.

BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus previews the Bureau County area boys basketball regionals, including sites at Bureau Valley, Serena and Woodland in 1A, Farmington and Rockridge in 2A and LaSalle-Peru in 3A

The combined music departments assemble over 200 student musicians from grades 5-12 at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb 22, in Kingman Gym at OTHS.

A single-family house located at 316 North La Salle Avenue in Ladd has a new owner since Feb. 4.