Fire damages garage in La Salle

A wiring problem in a garage door opener had fire crews called out to a home in La Salle.

A neighbor called the fire department just after 9:30am Tuesday to a detached garage in the 600 block of Roosevelt Road.  There was damage to some contents and interior.

Two arrested for allegedly selling prescription pills

Someone working undercover with the Ottawa Police Department has left two people facing felony drug charges.

Investigators say they arrested Blair Lavoy of Ottawa and Melissa Penoyer of Marseilles Monday after the pair sold a prescription pain reliever to someone working with the police.

They’re charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.

Dirt Moving For New Water Tower

Construction started yesterday on a new west end water tower in Ottawa.

The 500 thousand gallon tower is going up along the border of Ottawa and Naplate on land owned by Pilkington Glass.  Pilkington is donating the land and in return will be the biggest beneficiary of the new tower.  The tower will cost around one and a half million dollars.

The tower’s expected to be done by next July.

Hall High School Tackling Truancy

Skipping school will start hurting the students and their parents financially at Hall High School.

At the request of Hall, the Spring Valley City Council passed prohibiting truancy, with fines of $5 to $100 dollars for the student or parent who allows the student to be absent without a reason.  Police Chief Kevin Sangston says it’s an attempt to bring the most chronically truant students into compliance.

He doesn’t think his department will be involved with truancy fines more than a “few times a year”.