Photo: Ladd celebrates season with Lighted Snowman parade

The residents of Ladd and neighboring towns braved chilly winds and temperatures to see the city’s annual Lighted Snowman Parade on North Main Street on Saturday.
Photo: Ladd celebrates season with Lighted Snowman parade

The residents of Ladd and neighboring towns braved chilly winds and temperatures to see the city’s annual Lighted Snowman Parade on North Main Street on Saturday.
L-P girls bowling three-peats at Cavalier Classic: NewsTribune roundup for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023

The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team won the Cavalier Classic. That plus basketball and wrestling results in Saturday’s NewsTribune roundup.
L-P girls bowling three-peats at Cavalier Classic: NewsTribune roundup for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023

The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team won the Cavalier Classic. That plus basketball and wrestling results in Saturday’s NewsTribune roundup.
Boys basketball: Fieldcrest pulls away in second half to top Rock Falls for Colmone title

The Fieldcrest boys basketball team beat Rock Falls 62-42 on Saturday to win the Colmone Classic for the 13th time.
Colmone Classic: Princeton avenges earlier loss to Pontiac

Princeton defeated Pontiac, 52-43, for fifth place, avenging an earlier 58-34 defeat to the Indians at the Ottawa Thanksgiving Tournament just two weeks ago. Hall beats Marquette for seventh place, Bureau Valley beats St. Bede for ninth
Wallace, Serena eighth-grade teams defeated at IESA state quarterfinals: The Times Area Roundup

At the IESA Class 8-2A and 8-1A state finals downstate Saturday, both the Serena and Wallace eighth-grade girls basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end with quarterfinal defeats, plus Saturday’s varsity action from around The
Photos: Fieldcrest vs Rock Falls boys basketball in the Colmone Classic championship

Fieldcrest defeated Rock Falls 62-42 to win the 49th annual Colmone Classic championship on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at Hall High School.
Marseilles library to host cookie decorating, ugly sweater contest

Marseilles Library, 155 E. Bluff St., will host activities the week of Dec. 10.
La Salle County COVID-19 risk remains low as of Dec. 8

La Salle County remains at low risk for COVID-19, despite 44 other Illinois counties being designated at an elevated level by the Illinois Department of Public Health, including neighboring Marshall County.