Max Verstappen wins fourth Formula 1 world championship at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won his fourth Formula 1 world championship Saturday night at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Las Vegas Grand Prix capped three races in the United States — including Miami and Austin — in the
St. Louis Blues fire coach Drew Bannister, hire ex-Bruins coach Jim Montgomery

The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as his replacement, whom the Boston Bruins just fired on Tuesday. The team announced Sunday morning that Bannister, 50, was fired after a 9-12-1
See Jack Black, Post Malone in the Paramount+ film ‘Dear Santa’

Paramount+ released a trailer for ‘Dear Santa,’ starring Jack Black and premiering on the streaming service today, Nov. 25th. The two-minute teaser for the film show a young boy named Liam (played by Robert Timothy Smith) addressing
CBS renews ‘Matlock’ starring Kathy Bates for Season 2

VARIETY reported that CBS’s new series Matlock starring Kathy Bates will return for a second season on CBS. Matlock is a reboot of the 1986-1995 series of the same name starring Andy Griffith. The show reimagines Griffith’s
Spring Valley United Church of Christ to host Cookie Walk on Dec. 7

Spring Valley United Church of Christ, 227 E. Erie St., will host its annual Cookie Walk from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Ladies of St. George to host bake sale with Lebanese, Greek treats

The Ladies of St. George Orthodox Church will host their bake sale 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at the church, 211 E. Minnesota St., Spring Valley.
Creepy Coffee Book Club to debut Nov. 27 at Jeremiah Joe Coffee

Reddick Public Library in Ottawa will feature a new book club for high schoolers.
La Salle County EMA demonstrates off-site response to a nuclear power plant emergency

Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were in La Salle County this week completing a federally evaluated exercise for the La Salle Generating Station nuclear plant near Marseilles.
Yard, garden waste drop-off site to close Nov. 29 in Ottawa

Yard and garden waste drop-off ends Friday, Nov. 29, in Ottawa.
‘Hard to see’ Owens-Brockway plant close in Streator, ending a glassmaking tradition

Owens employees share what made the glass factory in Streator a unique place to work as it was a big part of the city’s identity for decades.