“If I’m being totally honest, I was about 50/50, but then after speaking with [Chief Sarah Raymond], I think this is a need,” Mayor Ken Kolowski said. “It’s needed for the city of Peru for the safety of our citizens and for our officers.”

Members of the L-P Green Team, led by club sponsor and L-P teacher Kyle Pytel, took part in an Earth Day clean-up activity after school.

The La Salle-Peru High School Bands Spring Concert will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium at LPHS, 541 Chartres St., La Salle.

Director of Parks, Recreation and Special Events Adam Thorson said the improvements are projected to be completed in one to two weeks.

An Earlville residence is considered a total loss, but no one was injured, in a Monday fire that kept six companies on scene about five hours.

The L-P girls soccer team beat Ottawa 8-0 and more girls soccer, baseball, softball and track and field results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Garrett Shymanski hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning to help Ottawa rally for a 6-5 win over La Salle-Peru in the first game of their three-game Interstate 8 Conference series.

The St. Bede softball team used a pair of homers and a complete-game effort in the circle by Ella Hermes in defeating Marquette 4-2 and 12-6 in Tri-County Conference games on Monday afternoon.

While the Ottawa Pirates stranded nine and had a pair of baserunners thrown out at the plate in the top halves of innings, the La Salle-Peru softball team was taking full advantage of the opportunities their 13 hits and five Ottawa errors presented them.