The Mendota boys soccer team is playing at state for the second year in a row. The Trojans will play a Coal City program making its first state appearance in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Illinois Valley Community College recently received a donation from W.H. Maze Company to fund a campus soil lab.

Mendota senior Johan Cortez was voted Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State, while several other Trojans also claimed awards.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Tuesday's Princeton/Peoria Notre Dame at Riverdale Sectional volleyball match

Mueller Funeral Home is inviting community members to pick up free Christmas stockings to decorate for veterans and soldiers as part of its annual Christmas Stockings for Soldiers and Veterans program.

The St. Bede Academy prom committee is accepting orders for its poinsettia sale to raise funds for its 2026 prom expenses.

After not scoring in the regular season, Mendota senior Mauricio Salinas has become an offensive weapon for the Trojans in their return to the Class 1A state tournament.

The La Salle-Peru volleyball team beat Morris 25-22, 25-18 in a Class 3A L-P Sectional semifinal Tuesday. L-P will play Washington in the sectional championship match Thursday.

Princeton lead 18-14 over Peoria Notre Dame in Game 3. The Irish rallied to tie the game at 18 and scored the final three points of the game to take the match with a come from behind 16-25, 25-16, 25-22 to advance to Thursday’s sectional finals