Ladd News

Ladd's Nick Rounds and Princeton's Collin Slattery competed in this week's Trusted Choice Big “I” State golf tournament at Lick Creek Golf Course in Pekin.

The Ladd Village Board conducted the following business at its meeting June 9: • Approved St.

The Princeton Public Library invites everyone to attend a program by Bob Michel, world traveler, at 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday.

The first Ladd Farmers Market will begin July 6 and be held every Monday through October from 4 to 7 p.m. Molly Thrasher is accepting vendors by calling 894-2619. Some of the items will include baked goods, garden items, rain barrels, jams, jelly and honey besides produce and plants.

People with disabilities and victims of domestic violence, those needing addiction treatment and all of those who care for them are focused on Springfield this week, as legislators returned Tuesday to try and work out a path out of the budget morass.

Bird Ladder co-owner Richard Carlson is tired of last-minute budget politics. Illinois' budget expires Tuesday at midnight.

The Bureau County Health Department makes routine and unannounced visits each month to various food service establishments in Bureau and Putnam counties to inspect the operations.

Federal safety officials have joined the investigation of a transit train collision in Washington D.C. that has killed at least six people.

The power finally came back on at Al and Susie Howerton's house last night at 8 o'clock. "We had it better than a lot of people because we were living in our motor home," Al Howerton told News 25.

The Ladd School Board took action on the following items at its meeting May 19: • Accepted with regret the resignation of Beth Doll, board member.

RESEARCH into one of the worst mining disasters in American history has unearthed a link to five Kirkintilloch brothers.

Shirley Peterson and her husband, Glenn Peterson, of Princeton, join Edna Gronbach of Ladd in a time of prayer Wednesday noon at the Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

The Perry Memorial Hospital Relay For Life Team will sponsor Lunch in the Park from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Soldiers and Sailors Park.

Madison Menzel of the Main Street Dance Academy White Sox no-hit host Spring Valley II Wednesday, 3-2. She recorded 17 strikeouts out of the possible 18 outs and walked four.

The following were recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse: Marriage licenses Dustin L. Efnor of Bradford to Amanda M. Young of Bradford.

Calls from alert neighbors on Cedar Street kept a third-floor fire from causing more than a few hundred dollars' worth of damage yesterday afternoon.

The following appointments have been announced for area Catholic clergy: • The Rev.

The Ladd Village Board took action on the following items at its meeting May 12: • Accepted the bid of $19,571.97 from A.C. Pavement Striping to resurface East Cleveland Street from the railroad track to the Spring Creek Bridge.

Nghia Nguyen moves his tassel at the end of the graduation ceremony at Faith Christian School on Friday evening.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> JOURNAL STAFF WRITERS No injuries were reported in the fire at 1410 Summit Ave., but two families with small children lost most of their belongings, officials said.