Shane Saathoff

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Shane has been an active writer for more than two decades, focusing on local news and events throughout the region. A native of Bourbonnais, IL, and alumnus of Olivet Nazarene University, he spent over a decade working in radio newsrooms before transitioning full-time to print and digital journalism. A passionate historian and self-described science and tech geek, Shane is also a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fan, a bit of a baseball junkie, and enjoys building LEGO sets with his nephew in his downtime.

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Wildfire travels four miles in Iroquois County before extinguished Wednesday evening

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DANFORTH – A wildfire is out this morning after 14 area fire departments and 10 farmers battled a blaze near Danforth on Wednesday. A local...

Limestone to close Fire District on weekends should Nov 3rd referendum fail

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LIMESTONE – The Limestone Township Fire Protection District announced late Wednesday night the area’s one station serving the community, located at 4948 W. Route...

Olivet COVID-19 outbreak holds steady at 41

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BOURBONNAIS – It has been one week since Olivet Nazarene University announced an outbreak of 40 cases of the pandemic on their Bourbonnais campus. ...

ALDI celebrates Grand Opening of third Kankakee County location in Bourbonnais Thursday

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BOURBONNAIS – On Wednesday, while workers finished final touches on the building, customers were greeted to a soft opening and their first look at...

“None of us started COVID-19!” Olivet VP tells students as new restrictions follow campus outbreak

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BOURBONNAIS – Olivet Nazarene University has issued new COVID-19 restrictions in wake of the first COVID-19 outbreak among students on Campus. The information was discovered...

Is Olivet set to go remote following outbreak of 40 students COVID-19 positive on campus?

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BOURBONNAIS – Less than two weeks after Olivet Nazarene University announced active COVID-19 cases had plummeted to zero for the first time since classes resumed...
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