Two boys and three girls in the 11th grade were selected and sponsored by community organizations to attend these week-long programs.

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in La Salle County reported during the week of May 18. There were 34 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,288-square-foot property on Superior Street in Ottawa that sold for $94,000.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok's death, Mendota welcomed Walt Willey to perform his one-man monologue show, "The End of the Trail", in Veterans Park over the Wild Bill Days weekend celebration.

A free diabetes support group will meet June 11 in Mendota to discuss healthy summer eating strategies.

The Granville American Legion will hold a dignified disposal ceremony for unserviceable flags on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m.

The Princeton Rotary Club has awarded its first scholarships for 2026 to two Princeton School District graduates.

150 years after James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok’s death, commemorative events in Utica, Mendota, and Troy Grove are helping residents further their understanding of one of the Illinois Valley’s most famous figures.

Buffalo Bill's Best of the Wild West Show on Sunday, May 31, 2026 downtown Uitca. The entertainment was in honor of Wild Bill Hickok, a folk hero of the American West who was born in Troy Grove. Hickok is known as La Salle County's native son. This year marks the 150th anniversary of his death.

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