The Norsk Museum in Norway is opening a special exhibit on rural Marseilles native and missile pioneer Maj. Gen. Holger N. Toftoy on Sunday from one to five. Museum President Dave Johnson says the museum has had a Holger Toftoy Day at the museum before, but this time around there are even more artifacts. Johnson…… Read more »
Ottawa Police dealt with three suspected heroin overdoses Friday afternoon in the 500 block of Deleon Street. All three were allegedly caused by the same batch. Chief Brent Roalson is asking anyone who may know someone suffering from heroin addiction to let them know for their own safety.… Read more »
Filming for an HBO show will close down a portion of County High 5, or Sandy Ford Road, on Monday and Tuesday. That’s between County Highway 57 and Route-23. The closure will be from seven in morning through nine at night. A statement from an HBO spokeswoman says the show is Lovecraft Country, based on…… Read more »
The company getting the hydroelectric dam in Marseilles ready to generate power again found something pretty interesting. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says he got to see it. The company brought new turbines to the plant around a year ago and has repaired the dam’s gates. Hollenbeck says he’s hoping the plant will start generating electricity again…… Read more »
Members of the Starved Rock Cycling Association pitched the idea of putting up some signs meant to remind motorists to keep their distance from cyclists to the Marseilles City Council Wednesday. You may have seen some “share the road” signs around Ottawa at places where cyclists often ride. President Don Dirks would like to see…… Read more »
The abandoned home at 240 E. Bluff Street, or Route 6, in Marseilles started collapsing Wednesday afternoon. A portion of the road was closed as a result. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck, who is also an assistant fire Chief with the Marseilles Fire Protection District, says the home was in danger of falling on some nearby Ameren…… Read more »
The next season of the Ottawa Youth Roller Hockey League starts at six on Wednesday, October 10th at Paramount Skating Rink. Boys and girls ages six through fifteen can show up on the first day and sign up for the season which runs through December. Head Coach Mike Petrone says every Wednesday during the season…… Read more »
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill last week that makes it illegal to use taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims in Illinois. The bill has wide bipartisan support including that of Morris State Sen. Sue Rezin. She says before the #MeToo movement, which saw many women coming forward to publicly report sexual harassment from…… Read more »
Six veterans who served in WWII, The Korean War, and the Vietnam War were honored last week at Ottawa City Hall with Congressional Veteran Commendations. Cong. Adam Kinzinger said that people understand the importance of honoring veterans. He says that even though someone enlisting in the military today might be too young to remember the…… Read more »
A Dixon woman is allegedly involved in a fatal wreck over the weekend north of Mendota. 50-year-old Diane Shipman is being cited with failure to yield at an intersection. The other driver who was on a motorcycle, 56-year-old Kenneth P. Candella, of Elgin, was killed in that crash. It happened at IL-251 and N. 46…… Read more »
