Tonica News

Jean A. Battaglia, 67, of Peru, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Heritage Healthcare Center in La Salle.

Mary Rose Schmitt, 85, of Tonica, died Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24, at Pleasant View in Ottawa.

William Kenneth Hocking, 83, of 420 W. Third St., Spring Valley, died at 6:42 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

During its most recent meeting, the La Salle County Farm Bureau elected new officers for 2012.

Robin Swift feeds Cheez-It crackers to Loverboy, left, and Blackie, a pair of orphaned raccoons that have become regular visitors at the Swift home this year in Tonica.