Work Site Accident In Ottawa

A worker helping to build the new Central Intermediate School in Ottawa was hurt on the job.

Ottawa Fire Department and Ambulance were called to the construction scene Thursday afternoon after a few bricks from a wall fell onto the worker.  The worker only suffered minor injuries but was still taken to an area hospital.

Construction on the new school began a couple months ago.  It’s expected to be open for classes in January of 2012.

Ameren Bills Going Up

Happy Holidays!  You’re Ameren natural gas and electric bills are going up.

The Illinois Commerce Commission Friday approved a $43.7 million dollar revenue plan for Ameren, about one-third of the company’s final request of $130 million.  The original revenue ruling was much smaller so Ameren appealed.

Ameren customers should see an increase of about 1 percent on natural gas bills and 1 percent or less on electric bills.  The new increases will be seen later this month.

SUV Hits Young Student

A boy from Ohio was hit by an SUV shortly after school was let out yesterday.

The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office says Linda Grady of Amboy was headed east on East Jackson Street in Ohio yesterday afternoon when a five-year old boy darted into the street after running through some parked cars.  Grady hit the boy and stopped immediately.  The boy was found underneath her Chevy Tahoe.

He was taken to Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.  Grady wasn’t ticketed.