A new bar, The Detour, is set to open at 328 Third St. in La Salle on Wednesday, April 24, after a transfer of ownership.

Summer Fun Fest will return June 13-16 to Oglesby. The festival announced its musical lineup and schedule for other activities.

The Lighted Way of the Illinois Valley is having its annual spaghetti supper from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Uptown Grill, 601 First St., La Salle.

This spring, Morgan Phillips and Emily Maze will leave their mark on Illinois Valley Community College in a way neither could have predicted when they were students there.

The Methodist churches will host a Red Cross Community Blood Drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Goldasich Hall in the McNabb Fire Department, 391 N. Route 89.

The L-P girls track and field team topped Rochelle and Ottawa in a conference triangular and more baseball, softball, track and field and girls soccer results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Morris baseball team scored four runs in the first inning and continued to add on in a 12-4 win over La Salle-Peru in an Interstate 8 Conference game Wednesday.

The Illinois Valley Food and Deli in La Salle may be open for business in three to four weeks, co-owner Nizar Tharani said.

Illinois Valley Community College’s annual SciFest is gearing up again to get children – and adults – fired up about science.