Music festival returning to Putnam County

There will be a rock’n roll campout in the Putnam County Conservation District later this week.  Big Foot Band Camp opens Thursday.  It’s the third year for the music and art festival.

Sean Dunn is the man behind it.  He’s hoping people at the festival take home an experience, like a mini-vacation.

The lineup includes local performers like the Krank Daddies and Ahymnsa and more widely know acts such as The Voodoo Fix and Kashmir.  There will also be a performance by Burlesque Le’Mustache.

You can buy tickets by visiting www.bigfootbandcamp.com and hear an interview with Dunn at the WLPO AM and FM news page.

Dana Blacktop to close for work

          If you take the Dana Blacktop in La Salle County, be aware that the road, also known as County Highway 44, will be closed Thursday and Friday for a grade crossing repair just south of North 7^th Road.  Detours won’t be posted.

TRIDENT arrests two people in Spring Valley

          An investigation into heroin in Spring Valley left a man and woman arrested.  Matthew Persich and Bianca Gallup of Spring Valley were arrested Friday by members of TRIDENT.

          Police say they found four grams of heroin in their home.  Both were charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and were being held in the Bureau County Jail.

Prokup resigns as St. Bede softball coach

          Officials at St. Bede Academy are looking for a new girl’s softball coach.  Former coach Bill Prokup told the school board he was stepping down due to personal and work commitments. 

          Prokup had been the head coach for the last two seasons. 

Cocaine Bust In Mendota

Crack cocaine is what officers say a Mendota man was dealing.

Members of Tri-DENT say Quinton Wallace delivered more than a gram of cocaine to an undercover informant in Mendota last week.  After the alleged deal, investigators say they searched Wallace’s home and found more crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

Wallace was arrested for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and taken to the La Salle County Jail.  His bond is a million dollars.