Utica News

Brianne Leigh Hougas of Ladd, formerly of Ottawa, and Brian Patrick Riley of Ladd, will be married Saturday, May 26, at Waltham Presbyterian Church in Utica.

Heidi Elaine Isermann and Lucas Jeffrey Kling, both of Alachua, Fla., and formerly of Streator, were married at 5 p.m. July 22, at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, by the Rev.

This year's Retreat to the “Rock” Christian ladies retreat will be held Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at Starved Rock Lodge near Utica, Ill.

Hannah Clubb , Eden Dennis and Truman Daggett , all seventh-graderes, represented Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School in the "You Be the Chemist Challenge." Eight area middle schools have just declared their winners in the Illinois Valley Challenge Site's 2012 “You Be the Chemist Challenge.” Each school's first-place winner and ... (more)

Andrea Streyhammer and Lucas Thouvenin of Chesterfield, Mo., were married in an outdoor ceremony on June 11at Grand Bear Lodge in Utica.

THE ISSUE: Event in Springfield will push reopening of I&M Canal OUR VIEW: We need to make sure our concerns are voiced The fight to reopen our Illinois & Michigan Canal path is going to Springfield.

Charles Theodore Munks Jr., 82, of Harvard, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Maple Crest Care Center.

CHICAGO February 6, 2012. As part of his commitment to strengthening education in Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn today visited Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences to discuss recently adopted legislation that will allow more students in urban areas to pursue opportunities in Illinois' vital agricultural economy.

While the bar continues to creep higher for each year's round of standardized testing, some schools are still hitting the mark or at least making some progress.

Thursday was the launch of the 10th anniversary of the Rock Star Competition karaoke contest at Starved Rock Lodge near Utica.

This year's Retreat to the “Rock” Christian ladies retreat will be held Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at Starved Rock Lodge near Utica, Ill.

Mines may be leaving something more than a hole in the ground in Illinois. State Sen.

SANDY FORD SPORTSMAN'S CLUB Mike Sineni opened the Jan. 19 meeting of the Sandy Ford Sportsman's Club.

Bertha M. Riebe, 84, of Utica died at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

Cami Loving of Streator and Jake Holmbeck of Utica were married Nov. 11, at Breezes Runaway Bay, Jamaica.

Julia Messina is the Community Relations Manager for the Illinois Department of Transportation District 3 in Ottawa.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of La Salle County Steering Committee is hosting a kick-off event to unofficially start the Relay season.

University of Illinois Extension-Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit encourages Certified Crop Advisers needing CEU credits to attend the Illinois Tillage Seminar Jan.

Sally Ann Hocking and James Alan Taliani Jr., both of La Salle, were married at 6 p.m. Nov.