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Daryl Leigh Orvis Sr., 72, of Ottawa
Daryl Leigh Orvis Sr., 72, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at home with his family beside him. His request for funeral services was to be private. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Seals-Campbell Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Daryl was born on March 26, 1953, in...
4h ago
Karen Bower, 85, of Ottawa
Karen Bower, 85, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025 at Unity Point Hospital in Bettendorf, Iowa. Private services will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Burial will take place at Riverview Cemetery in Streator. Karen was born on September 17, 1939 in Streator to Edwin and Louise (Steinbrink) Wa...
9h ago
National News
New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
1h ago
Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers
2h ago
Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris
2h ago
Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials
3h ago
Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes 'cents'
4h ago
New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
1h ago
Business News
Bitcoin hits a record high. Here's why.
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Bitcoin surged to a record high on Thursday, vaulting more than 3% in early trading and hurtling past $110,000 for the first time.The price of bitcoin stood at $111,385 on Thursday, extending a sharp rise...
4h ago
Dow closes down 800 points as bond sell-off rattles markets
Photo by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Stocks closed down significantly on Wednesday as bond yields spiked amid deficit concerns centered on a tax cut measure under consideration in the U.S. House as part of a megabill su...
22h ago
Trump's impact on European politics: Rise of the right and liberals pushing back
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- If this past weekend in European politics is an indicator of anything, it's that the "Trump effect" is real, and its reverberations are unpredictable.Three European Union countries held elections on Sunday -- R...
May 21, 2025
Stocks slide after Moody's downgrades US debt
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Stocks slumped at the open of trading on Monday after a downgrade of U.S. credit triggered a spike in debt yields that threatened to raise borrowing costs throughout the nation's economy.The Dow Jones Industrial...
May 19, 2025
