Sheridan News

Nichole J. Jessen, 32, 2750 Columbus St., was arrested Wednesday at her residence on a complaint of possession of a controlled substance.

When the teachers' union at Ottawa Township High School went on strike for more than three weeks this fall, the common lament among parents was that teacher strikes are allowed to happen at all.

Country Financial Representative Rick Passow of Sheridan received the National Multiline Sales Award.

LA SALLE COUNTY authorities are investigating an accident which took the life of a Sheridan man about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

Tanner D. Shepard, 17, of Grand Ridge, was cited Wednesday in the 200 block of East Main Street on a complaint of possession of smoking materials.

Whooping cranes in Lasalle County predict an early cold winter and took it upon themselves to head south.

La Salle County Sheriff Tom Templeton plans to open an unmanned substation in the county's populous northeast corner.

Kristen N. Belden, 20, 900 Paul St., Apt. 607, was arrested Wednesday near La Salle and West Madison streets on an original warrant for forgery.

Barbara Schultz, outreach worker for Mendota Area Senior Services, will be at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments.

Charges, including one of child endangerment, against a Sheridan man were dropped Friday in La Salle County Circuit Court.

Four drivers reported hitting deer Thursday on La Salle County roads. The locations were in Vermillion, Deer Park, Otter Creek and South Ottawa townships.

Sheridan Elementary School's parent-teacher organization will sponsor its annual beef and freezer raffle this fall.

Perhaps one of the most influential and celebrated playwrights of the late 20th century, Sam Shepard developed an extensive body of work that was preoccupied with the myth of the vanishing West and dysfunctional.... Perhaps one of the most influential and celebrated playwrights of the late 20th century, Sam Shepard developed an extensive body of ...

Last week Ottawa resident Greg Matteson attended a Grundy County Health Department H1N1 vaccine clinic.

A retired police officer once shot by a robber has filed to run as a Democrat against incumbent La Salle County Sheriff Tom Templeton, a Republican.

Robert W. Rowe Public Library in Sheridan will sponsor the following events: "Way Back When: Stories and Songs About Growing Up in Rural America" will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

DeKALB – A 53-year-old Somonauk woman died Sunday night after a crash in LaSalle County, according to the DeKalb County Coroner's Office.

David Rodriguez, 37, 18 Bona Terra Dr., was arrested Tuesday at Center and Cornell streets for driving on a suspended license.

Dr. Seuss' best loved children's characters come alive on the stage of the Sandwich Opera House beginning this weekend.