Minonk News

The following is provided by the La Salle County Sheriff's Office, listing those processed at the jail, with their age, address, day of processing and pending charge : Michael L. Perry, 32, 213 W. Saint Paul St., Spring Valley, Monday, two counts hold for other agency.

Jennifer and Chad Conderman of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 11:57 p.m. on April 15, 2009, at KSB Hospital.

It only appeared Doug Huser was running Tuesday's marathon meeting of the county's conservation, planning and zoning committee.

Two passengers in last week's fatal car crash involving Fieldcrest High School students have been discharged from the hospital.

A 16-year-old Minonk girl was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash near Rutland that also sent five other to area hospitals, most with serious injuries, officials said Friday.

The host Red Devils started off strong, plating three runs in the first inning, and kept on rolling, adding five more runs as they shut out Kewanee 8-0 on Thursday in Spring Valley.

Residents in communities across Central Illinois are coming together Sunday night to remember two slain LeRoy boys.

Selection of a school board for the Fieldcrest School District may carry larger repercussions than just setting board policy and overseeing finances.

There is no bad blood between the two contenders for mayor of Germantown Hills. Marv Johnson has been mayor for 28 years and hopes to continue in that role.

Destinee L. Daughenbaugh, 17, 340 Elm St., was cited Tuesday in the 200 block of Main Street on a complaint of disorderly conduct.

Longtime Lakeland College basketball coach Duane "Moose" Woltzen, the winner of more than 500 games at Lakeland, has died at the age of 75.

A Woodford County ordinance that would require municipalities to pay $50 to pick up stray animals does not sit well with local mayors who expressed their displeasure to the County Board.

The Woodford County Zoning Board has granted initial approval to an 87-turbine wind installation around Minonk after a series of public hearings earlier in the week.

Reconstruction of a three-mile stretch of County Highway 1 between Washburn and Illinois Routes 116 and 117 would cost an estimated $3.3 million.

Destiny D. Semetis, 23, 515 W. Marquette St., was cited Saturday at her home on a complaint of allowing her dog to run at large.

Courtney Howlett, a conservative shopper who amid these tough economic times, realizes the holiday cheer is past.

Interim Wenona Police Chief Tom Martin is expected to become chief on a permanent basis under City Council action taken this week.

A controversy-packed decision about whether to replace small-town elementary schools with grade-level attendance centers for the youngest students in the Fieldcrest School District probably will be delayed at ...

Parents often bring their cameras to their kids' games. In Minonk Mark and Terri Taylor brought their's to Fieldcrest football games this season.

Navitas, the Minneapolis-based wind energy company that recently received the green light for a wind farm near El Paso, has officially proposed another installation for the Minonk area.