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Posted: 5:04 PM 2/9/12 It may be just enough snow to cause some problems. Scattered snow showers are likely for Friday.
Iroquois County: GOP candidate forum Feb. 15
The Iroquois County Republican Women will conduct a candidate's forum for GOP candidates at 6 p.m. Feb.
Weather Almanac For February 6th
Low temperatures of 20 degrees below zero or colder were found from Peoria east to Watseka, and also from the Quad Cities northeast to Rockford.
Aggravated battery Heather Osborne, 27, of Watseka, was arrested at 1 a.m. Wednesday by Watseka police for aggravated battery following reports of a stabbing.
Education: Learning blooms in Watseka
Construction of a new greenhouse at Watseka Community High School is in the planning stages for use in education of all ages of students in the Iroquois County Unit School District 9. The greenhouse will be built thanks to a $95,000 grant to the Unit 9 Academic Foundation from the Katharine A. Clifton Trust, said Superintendent Kenneth Lee.
Watseka: Symphony endowment hits right note
Sugar Creek Symphony & Song in Watseka has launched a major fundraising effort following a $180,000 gift this month from the Katharine A. Clifton Trust.
Aggravated battery Ronald E. Gabo III, 22, of 245 S. Clinton Ave., Bradley, was arrested at 1:23 a.m. Tuesday by Bradley police for aggravated battery following an incident at The Spot bar in Bradley.
Watseka: New Super Walmart ready for customers
A new 120,774-square-foot Super Walmart officially opened for business in Watseka with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Day in the Life - Taking you to the cleaners
Published in The Daily Journal Jan. 14, 2012 John Tonner, the owner of Superior Cleaners & Launderers in Watseka, likes to tell people, "We've been working on the same spot for more than 50 years." Of course, the "spot" he's talking about is the business location his father Robert opened in 1959, at 211 S. Third Ave.
Snowfall began before noon in the Kankakee area, bringing an inch or more by midafternoon.
Watseka public aid office closing
The Illinois Department of Human Services will close its public aid office in Watseka Feb.
Watseka: Berkot's closes; Walmart set to open
The Berkot's Super Foods store located at 1152 E. Walnut St. in Watseka was permanently closed Monday, said Derrick Cannon, of Berkot's. Berkot's announced that it would be closing the Watseka store, one of 13 Berkot's, and thanked the community for its years of support.
Clouds And Some Snow Tuesday Evening
Posted: 4:58 PM 1/17/12 Last night's storms have become today's snow showers, though they're remaining light.
Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years
Published in The Daily Journal Jan. 9, 2012 Just in time to throw a monkey wrench into all of your new years diet plans -- Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas and Do-si-dos are back.