People who had events booked at Red Dog Grill over the next few days are being notified that they’re cancelled. Management announced Wednesday that it’s closing the restaurant at Heritage Harbor until further notice after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. The employee hadn’t been at work for several days, and the announcement says…… Read more »
Author Archives: Rick Koshko
Back the Blue and Black Lives Matter to rally blocks apart from each other
An organization called Citizens Observing Police Service will put on a pro-police rally Saturday outside the LaSalle police station. After the Back the Blue rally at noon, there’ll be a parade through Peru and Spring Valley. Jay DeBates is the president and founder of the organization. He says it’s not a political rally and anyone…… Read more »
Doris Anderson, 96
Doris Anderson, 96, formerly of Ottawa, passed away on Monday morning, July 6, 2020 at her home in Grimes, Iowa. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 10, in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa, with Rev. Carolyn Lukasick, Pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will…… Read more »
LaSalle County asking for $60 million in case over addictive pain killers
LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly says the county is asking for $60 million in the opioid drug lawsuit. That would cover damages that have happened since 2003 and that are expected through 2040. She says the estimates are based on the costs for drug treatment programs, addiction prevention, health care, law enforcement, criminal justice,…… Read more »
Ottawa public works employees to return to previous scheduling after grievance settlement
Ottawa Public Works employees will return to the shift scheduling they had before the new year started. New hires in the department will also get one year probationary periods instead of just six months. Those changes are in grievance settlements that the City Council approved last night. Mayor Dan Aussem says the Tuesday through Saturday…… Read more »
Gertrude “Joan” Tuliglowski, 91
Gertrude “Joan” Tuliglowski, 91, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, July 6, 2020 at Ottawa Pavilion. She will be buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery next to her husband of 60 years, Edward Tuliglowski. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites. Joan was born May 21, 1929…… Read more »
Doris J. Hiles, 83
Doris J. Hiles, 83, of Ottawa passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Monday, July 6, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am, Thursday, July 9 at St. Columba Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 9…… Read more »
Ottawa blood drive is booked up a week beforehand, but more drives are coming
It may be from the church’s help network getting the word out and it may be from people being very willing to help anyway, but all 38 blood donation slots at an Ottawa blood drive next week are full. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Communication Director Dan Oscarson says if someone can’t…… Read more »
Spring Valley man charged with firing gun at house in Peru
The bullets didn’t hit anyone, but one man was hurt while running away after shots were fired at a house in Peru Monday night. Police Chief Doug Bernabei says things could have been much worse, because there were many people, including children, in the home in the 2100 block of Market St. Thirty-four year old…… Read more »
IVCH reaches 1,000 coronavirus tests done
Illinois Valley Community Hospital says it’s done more than 1,000 nose swab tests for COVID-19. As of yesterday, 999 of those tests came back negative. Fifteen came back positive. Thirty-eight tests haven’t come back yet. IVCH CEO Tommy Hobbs says it’s good that downstate hospitals haven’t been swamped with coronavirus cases as many had expected.…… Read more »
