Mendota man arrested after gun incident
MENDOTA – A Mendota man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm after an investigation into shots being fired early Monday. Around 1:15 AM Mendota police were called to the 100 block of Cherry Street
Rail crossings in Mendota to close for repairs
MENDOTA – Rail crossings in downtown Mendota will be closed for repairs this week. The BNSF Railroad will have the 8th and 5th St crossings closed starting Tuesday. The work is expected to take three
The latest buzz – Bee keeping to be allowed in Mendota
MENDOTA – The Mendota City Council on Monday approved a proposed amendment to the city municipal code to allow beehives. In July the matter was first brought forward by residents interested in having hives. The ordinance
Fatal Bureau County Crash Victim Identified
PRINCETON – The teen from rural Princeton that was killed Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash has been identified. The Bureau County Coroner announced that 18-year-old Chase Morgan of rural Princeton was killed in the rollover
A Woman Shot Her Friend While Using a Gun’s Laser to Play with a Cat
Last Tuesday, a 19-year-old woman named Jashanti Pleasant from Kenosha, Wisconsin accidentally shot her friend James, while playing with a cat. She apparently pulled a 9mm handgun from a nightstand drawer . . . turned on the
Area communities receive first payments from Federal funds for COVID relief
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker announced that $40 million in payments are being made to 1,250 small cities, towns and villages across Illinois, representing the first wave of more than $742 million in federal American Rescue Plan