The La Salle-Peru boys soccer team won the Earlville War on 34 Tournament, the Mendota girls tennis team won the Newman Invite and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

IVCC women’s tennis coach Julie Milota said the Eagles "should take the region title" this season.

IVCC expects to be competitive due to returning goalkeeper Jabu Mooketsi, who is the all-time leader for shutouts in program history.

More than 100 health professions students marked the completion of their programs with pinning and graduation ceremonies at Illinois Valley Community College this summer.

The IVCC women's soccer team increased its win total by four last season and with several key returners along with impact freshmen, the Eagles look to improve their record again in 2025.

The Henry-Senachwine boys golf team won the Stark County Rebel Invite and more golf, soccer, volleyball and cross country results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The IVCC women's team returns four runners from last season, while the men's side has just one returner.

Second-year IVCC volleyball coach Kate Vigars landed a big group of freshman, including some of the area's top players during the 2024 season, to go with a pair of returning setters.

The Mendota boys soccer team won 9-0 in its opener, the Henry-Senachwine and Earlville volleyball teams won their season openers and more boys soccer, volleyball and golf results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The IVCC men’s golf team only returns one starter from last year’s team in Carson Zellers, but the Eagles also return a strong group of freshmen who will contribute.

Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny won the Rock Falls Boys Golf Invitational, the St. Bede girls tennis team beat Bishop McNamara, and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Illinois Valley Community College officially broke ground Friday on their $7.6 million Dr. Alfred E. Wisgoski Agricultural Education Center.

Illinois Valley Community College held a groundbreaking of a new Dr. Alfred E. Wisgoski Agricultural Education building on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby. The college received a one-million dollar donation from the Wisgoski family. The new building will not only provide physical spaces that reflect the program’s growth, innovation, and capabilities, but the IVCC Agricultural Education Center will also serve as a focal point for agricultural industry activities within the community. The building will take one-year to complete.

A total of 148 students earned 169 degrees and certificates this summer at Illinois Valley Community College.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees hired a building contractor for the College’s new agricultural education center on Tuesday, according to an IVCC news release.

Illinois Valley Community College Professor Matthew Johll’s students learn how science can make an impact far beyond the classroom, reaching courtrooms across the U.S. and the U.K., according to an IVCC news release.

Illinois Community College’s Continuing Education Center offers training to become a real estate broker or a home inspector through two courses.

Three leaders in the Illinois Valley Community College’s theater program have created a scholarship to support students who perform onstage or behind the scenes.

Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, in the Board Room.

Illinois Valley Community College campuses will be closed on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 14.

Two former Illinois Valley Community College campers returned this year in a new role — as camp assistants, IVCC said in a news release.

Illinois Valley Community College will welcome incoming students to campus Friday, Aug. 15, with Eagles Launch, a revamped orientation featuring breakout sessions, games and refreshments.

Three Illinois Valley Community College employees recently traveled to the Netherlands as part of a professional and cultural exchange, visiting colleges and exploring the country’s approach to sustainability, education and daily life.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer a hands-on food preservation workshop, “Make & Take Canning Class: Fill Your Pantry,” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 9, in the Illinois Valley Community College Culinary Kitchen, 815 N. Orlando Smith Road.

The Board also approved a tentative budget, which includes $42.7 million in revenues and $46.9 million in expenditures, and scheduled a public hearing for August 19.

Seats are still available for the 2025 class, which takes place July 28 to August 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Information and an application form are available through ivcc.edu/readysetgo/.

Illinois Valley Community College’s Get Set program is a free, one week course designed to help new and returning students build college readiness through skills like time management, note-taking and using campus technology.

Students must pay in full, arrange a payment plan or notify the college they will be using financial aid to prevent being dropped from the roster and having to re-enroll, according to a news release.

Prospective nursing students will have the opportunity to apply for a new scholarship after the friends and family of Kathy Dungan donated more than $20,000 to endow a scholarship in her memory.

Prospective students can explore Illinois Valley Community College during a summer open house from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded more than $43,000 in scholarships and a new memorial award, according to a news release.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees approved a $45,000 bid to launch its electric fleet during Tuesday’s meeting.

Safe Journeys, a domestic violence and sexual assault survivor support agency, is offering the workshop, Grooming and Sexual Violence: It is Your Business, at Illinois Valley Community College on Thursday, June 26.

For the spring 2025 semester, the following students were named to the Academic Honors list at Illinois Valley Community College.

More than 200 of the graduates attended Commencement on May 17, where they heard 2001 nursing program graduate Nicki McVey, of Geneva, give the keynote address.

A longtime IVCC trustee and a college-business partnership that addressed a growing healthcare shortage were recognized Friday, June 6, by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), an advisory organization supporting trustees of the 48 state community colleges.

The IV Leads Foundation has donated $28,000 to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation to establish an endowment fund that will provide ongoing scholarships for current and future IVCC students.

"I play guitar. Haphazardly – the best I can. I taught myself just playing on my parents’ porch in Princeton," Todd Volker writes in a Write Team column.

Lifelong best friends Kaitlyn Anderson and Lauren Harbison led the Henry-Senachwine volleyball and softball teams to unprecedented success and hope to do the same at IVCC as they continue their volleyball and softball careers.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees Facilities Committee will next week to review construction and renovation projects.

For the first time, a student in Illinois Valley Community College’s study-abroad program will study in South Korea, IVCC said in a news release.

Illinois Valley Community College will begin its summer schedule on Friday, June 13, this year.

Illinois Valley Community College will begin its Ed’Venture summer camps in June, offering over 40 camps for kids aged 5 to 17.

Illinois Valley Community College held its 44th annual Adult Education ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Former Illinois Valley Community College President Alfred Wisgoski, who led Illinois Valley Community College through more than two decades, died Thursday, May 15, at the age of 93.

Illinois Valley Community College graduates Odin Klotz of Peru and Garret Zinke of Mendota have each been awarded full-tuition scholarships to Northern Illinois University by donors William and Dian Taylor of Winnetka.

Illinois Valley Community College held their 59th annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at IVCC.

The Illinois Valley Community College board of trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in board room C-307. Agenda items include personnel appointments, administrative contracts, the campus farmland lease extension, and a counseling and peer services contract extension.

Illinois Valley Community College will recognize 68 students who have completed GEDs, citizenship studies, or career pathway programs during its 44th Annual Adult Education Recognition Event next week on Wednesday, May 21

Sixty-eight students who have completed GEDs, citizenship studies or career pathway programs at Illinois Valley Community College will be honored at the 44th Annual Adult Education Recognition Event on Wednesday, May 21.