Auditions set for Stage 212’s production of ‘Puffs’
Auditions for Stage 212’s Fall 2025 production, “Puffs” will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 and at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16.
Mobile Hall Township Food Pantry returns Saturday, Aug. 16
Hall Township Food Pantry will distribute food 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 16 at 500 N. Terry St., Spring Valley to individuals and families in need.
450 skydivers to attempt records at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa
From Aug. 18-22, Skydive Chicago will host hundreds of the nation’s top skydivers as they attempt two monumental skydiving records: the vertical world record and the 250-way Illinois state record.
Streator woman establishes scholarship to honor late brother-in-law, Vietnam war vet, journalist
Pam Helfers Riss of Streator has created the Frank C. Oathoudt Memorial Scholarship through the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation (SRCCF) to honor her late brother-in-law’s legacy as a Vietnam War veteran and journalist.
Photos: L-P, St. Bede and Hall start a new season of football
La Salle-Peru, St. Bede and Hall football teams headed to the gridiron for the first day of football practice on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.
Photos: L-P, St. Bede and Hall start a new season of football
La Salle-Peru, St. Bede and Hall football teams headed to the gridiron for the first day of football practice on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.
Photos: L-P, St. Bede and Hall start a new season of football
Photos: L-P, St. Bede and Hall start a new season of football
La Salle-Peru, St. Bede and Hall football teams headed to the gridiron for the first day of football practice on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.
Head coaches Terry Maxwell, Chad Gross, Jay Slone remember that Friday night feeling
Head coaches Terry Maxwell, Chad Gross, Jay Slone remember that Friday night feeling
Local high school football coaches — Ottawa’s Chad Gross, Streator’s Jay Slone, and Seneca’s Terry Maxwell — while not quite the same as when they played, still get ‘That feeling’ when Friday’s game day rolls around.