Watseka News

Arrests: Iroquois County Police arrested Chad Baker, 34, Hoopeston on Oct. 2 and charged him with domestic battery.

Arrests: Iroquois County Sheriff's Police arrested Kayla M. Peytan, 17, Loda Oct.

Iroquois County States Attorney James A. Devine has released the list of indictments from the Oct.

Photo by Jordan Crook -- Francisco Jimenez, a professor of modern language and literature at Santa Clara University in California, speaks to students at Iroquois West Middle School Friday about his books which ...

Arrests: Iroquois County Police arrested Adam Kahn, 23, Milford on Sept. 30, and charged him with theft under $300. He was transported to the Iroquois County Jail, where he was released after posting the ...

Growing up in Watseka, Debbie Hallock Lubbert spent a lot of time at the Watseka Public Library.

Photo by Wendy Davis -- A group of students and teachers from Cook County visit Loy Farms in Beaverville to experience agriculture.

The Iroquois County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended one rezoning at yesterday's meeting.

Photo by Carla Waters -- Railroad crews work on replacing the old South Second Street crossing with a new rubber crossing.

The 29th annual Harvest Daze Craft Show will be this weekend. The Iroquois County Historical Society and the Old Courthouse Museum will host the event Saturday and Sunday.

Photo by Jordan Crook - - The musical duo of Rick Roy and Ken Honecker entertained audience members at Here Here Saturday night with various musical selections ranging from bluegrass to classic rock.

The Opera Guild of Sugar Creek Symphony and Song Festival raised $5,700 for the festival last night.

The Watseka City Council accepted with regret the resignation of code enforcement officer Wes Clement.

WATSEKA – A rural Milford man accused of the brutal murder of his grandfather is due back in court later this week.

Photo contributed In this undated photo Hershel Fleming stands with his wife, Lillian, who died 2 1/2 years ago.

WATSEKA – The grandson of a rural Stockland man was arrested in the beating death of his grandfather Friday.

Dogs were a topic of discussion at Wednesday night's Watseka City Council Public Safety Committee meeting.

Road salt for the upcoming winter will be quite a bit higher. That message was relayed to the Watseka City Council's Public Works Committee last night by Public Works Director Marvin DeLahr.

A Watseka man was sentenced to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a felony drug charge.

Drainage issues in Watseka were the topic of discussion at last night's Watseka City Council Public Works Committee meeting.