Volleyball results around the area in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The No. 2-seeded Henry-Senachwine girls volleyball defeated top-seed Seneca 25-17, 25-23 in Thursday's championship match of the Tri-County Conference Tournament at Bader Gymnasium in Ottawa.

La Salle-Peru improved to 23-2 with a two-set win over Ottawa on Thursday.

La Salle County prosecutors wanted Cesar D. Jimenez-Preciado detained for allegedly hauling 2 tons of purported cannabis. Then, prosecutors disclosed Thursday he was nabbed last month in Effingham County with another 4 tons. A La Salle County judge has decided not to detain him.

Route 29 in Putnam will be closed until Friday, because of Tuesday’s grain silo collapse, Putnam County Sheriff Josh Boedigheimer said.

A sea of purple sweatshirts emblazoned with a 2024 Discover Manufacturing Expo logo filled Illinois Valley Community College’s gym and the Community Technology Center hallways Tuesday, worn by 170 high school students.

Harvest and fall festivals in Oglesby and Naplate will have activities for the whole family this weekend. There also will be a haunting in Streator for families, and one for adults in Ottawa.

Police seized found 85 trash bags of marijuana – average weight: 50 pounds – during a Tuesday traffic stop near Peru. In La Salle County, 2-ton seizures are pretty rare.

The Market on Mill retail plaza in Utica isn’t finished yet – there’s at least another month ahead for workers – but the portable retail stalls all will be in place.