Mendota to impose tax on recreational cannabis sales
MENDOTA – Like many other locals towns, Mendota will implement a municipal sales tax on legal marijuana. On Thursday night, Mendota’s City Council held a special meeting to approve the 3% sales tax before the state’s September
Lee Co. farmers learn about 2018 Farm Bill programs
SUBLETTE – Farmers of Lee County gathered at Rod’s Seed Building in Sublette to learn more about the farm programs of the 2018 Farm Bill. USDA’s Lee County Executive Director Jerald B. Quinton broke down four programs,
LaSalle-Peru HS Board approves annual salary increase for union teachers
LASALLE – LaSalle Peru High School’s Board approved an annual salary increase for the new collective bargaining agreement between the local teacher’s union. After a closed session on Wednesday night, LaSalle-Peru High School’s Board of Education
Winter X Games medalist Levi LaVallee signing autographs at Leone’s Polaris this weekend
PERU – Better known as the man with unlimited levels of fearlessness, Levi LaVallee, a 13 time Winter X Games Medalist will be celebrating with Leone’s Polaris in Peru for their 50th anniversary this weekend. LaVallee’s snowmobile
Local unemployment rates down again
CHICAGO – Statewide and local unemployment rates made a small decrease, but are now back to similar numbers seen in the spring. Local rates have remained steady throughout the summer, but the reduction experienced for the month