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The Serena softball team slipped past Ottawa 1-0, while Seneca opened league play with a big victory on Tuesday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Woodland baseball team allowed seven runs in the first inning in an eventual 13-2 Tri-County loss in six innings to visiting Roanoke-Benon/Lowpoint-Washburn on Tuesday.

The Ottawa Pirates continued their strong start to the season with a 7-0 shutout victory over the Serena Huskers on Tuesday evening, improving to 4-1.

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A Streator man accused of strangling a woman was indicted Tuesday for murder.

Drug agents said they seized a pair of .9-mm pistols, 34 grams (.07 pounds) of purported cocaine and 151 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms. The man charged in connection with the seizure was granted release from La Salle County Jail – for now, anyway.

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La Michoacana has reopened its mini location in the Streator Liquor & More parking lot, 402 N. Bloomington St.

OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa will seek to close its five-bed intensive care unit and 14-bed obstetrics services, as facilities at OSF St. Elizabeth in Peru prepare to take their place.

During his State of the City address last week, Ottawa Mayor Robb Hasty addressed questions about the future of development on Jackson Street.

The Marseilles Subway is closing its location at 237 Commercial St. permanently at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25.

GDL Mexican Restaurant opened this month in the former Monte’s, 903 E. Norris Drive, Ottawa.

The Ottawa baseball team and Marquette softball team won and more baseball, softball, tennis and track results in Monday's The Times roundup.

The Marquette baseball team — behind a 4 for 4, four RBI day from Alec Novotney and four shutout innings from Grant Dose — continued its strong start to the season on Monday at Masinelli Field in Ottawa with a 15-0 win over Newark.

Ottawa officials have announced the intersection of East Lafayette and Guion streets will be closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, and Wednesday, March 26, for a construction project.

Fourteen of the area's top girls and boys wrestlers make up the 2024-25 Times All-Area Wrestling Team.

Ottawa junior Juliana Thrush is the Times 2024-25 Girls Wrestler of the Year after placing sixth at state for the second straight season and ending the season with 35 victories.

Seneca sophomore Raiden Terry is the Times 2024-25 Boys Wrestler of the Year after finishing third at 106 pounds at Class 1A state, while compiling 52 wins and 24 technical falls, both school records.

Arukah Institute of Healing’s Living Room is moving to a new location in Ottawa.

Children will have a chance to bring their stuffed friend and enjoy stories and snacks Wednesday, March 26, at Reddick Library in Ottawa.

Laser tag is returning Friday, March 28, to Streator Public Library.

The Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, to debut a new exhibit featuring the Illinois Valley Baseball Hall of Fame.

Join University of Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalists 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Streator Public Library for an exploration of the vibrant wildflowers that call Sandy Ford Land and Water Reserve home.

The Ottawa/Marquette High School Class of 1984 recently donated more than $6,000 to the Community Food Basket of Ottawa this week.

State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, has introduced legislation to enhance background requirements for those seeking to adopt or foster a child.

The Marquette baseball and softball teams each won a pair of games on Saturday at the Play the Turf Jamboree in Jacksonville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa softball team used a solid pitching performance from sophomore Addie Russell and a bases loaded walk in the sixth to slip past Joliet Catholic 2-1 on Saturday at King Field.

St. Bede Academy jumped out to an early lead and held on for an 8-5 victory over Ottawa High School on Saturday afternoon.

Students in Matthew Phillips’ World Wars class at Woodland High School in Streator had a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust through the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center’s Survivor Stories teaching trunk.

The Woodland baseball used a walk-off hit from Brezdyn Simons to top Gardner-South Wilmington on Friday, while Addie Scherer pitched and hit Earlville past South Beloit. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa Mayor Robb Hasty unveiled official renderings of the new riverfront amphitheater Thursday in his second State of the City Address.

Right now I’m fighting an urge to pull out some old LPs or maybe my 45s. But I will put that off for now ... so I can tell you why.

On Thursday, the first official day of spring, I caught a “glimmer.”

The next history lecture at the Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum will be at 2 p.m. Sunday March 23, at the museum’s meeting room, 1100 Canal St. 

The Marseilles City Council discussed a potential change in the city’s form of government during Wednesday's regular meeting, with Streets Commissioner Mike Scheib requesting a discussion to move away from the current commission style system.

The Prairie Singers are hosting a series of concerts starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3 at St. Michael's in Streator, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6 at St. Bede in Peru, 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's in Ottawa, and then at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at St. Patrick's in Seneca.

OSF Healthcare was granted a 12-month deferral for two projects impacting Ottawa’s healthcare system at a meeting with Illinois' Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Tuesday, March 18, in Bolingbrook.

A Streator woman was released from La Salle County Jail, with conditions, after being charged Thursday with repeatedly firing a pistol in the 100 block of East Sumner Street. There were no injuries.

A Streator man charged with strangling a woman still doesn’t have a lawyer and isn’t ready to argue detention.

Two judges and a former state’s attorney are among the 11 applicants for the circuit judgeship vacated by Cynthia M. Raccuglia, who retired recently due to medical issues.

Woodland Elementary and Junior High schools in rural Streator announced the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

A registered child sex offender pleaded guilty Thursday to loitering near Ransom grade school. Tomure Adams could face three years in prison.

With the high school girls soccer season getting underway this week, here is a look at the 2025 season for the Ottawa Pirates, the Streator Bulldogs, and the Hinckley-Big Rock co-op Royals.

The Ottawa and Streator high school boys tennis teams both have experienced upperclassmen and potential underclass contributors for the 2025 season.

The operator of an ATV in Streator was taken to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria for treatment of injuries received during a crash with a parked vehicle. And also cited by police following the crash.

The Ottawa Elementary School Board of Education announced Marissa Darlington as the district’s new superintendent.

The Ottawa City Council approved on Tuesday a new 1% sales tax and service tax for the city.

Streator High School announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.