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Obe T. Johnson, Jr., 80, of Ottawa
Obe T. Johnson, Jr., 80, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at Allure of Mendota. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Lloyd Johnson, Pastor of Utica Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Freedom Lutheran Cemetery in Ottawa where Full ...
3h ago
Eleanor (Larson) Finley, 98, of Ottawa,
Eleanor (Larson) Finley, 98, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa. Burial will follow at Freedom Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at t...
May 19, 2025
National News
Rain and flooding could dampen Memorial Day weekend in the South
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Southern California man charged for allegedly luring, kidnapping and beating cats to death
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Embattled sheriff suspends reelection campaign in wake of New Orleans jailbreak
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block FOIA case against DOGE
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Biden last had a PSA blood test in 2014, following medical guidelines
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Rain and flooding could dampen Memorial Day weekend in the South
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Business News
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...
10h ago
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
Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump's rollback of tariffs, survey says
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer attitudes soured in May for the fourth consecutive month, even as President Donald Trump dialed back some tariffs. The reading came in below the level economists expected.Shopper sentiment no...
May 16, 2025
Inflation is dropping but these prices are still soaring
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Inflation cooled in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" levies last month, dropping to a four-year low and defying fears of tariff-driven price hikes, government data this week showed.Even ...
May 15, 2025
