• A Watseka man was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison on a weapons possession charge in connection with a fatal shooting outside of McSki’s Place last spring.

• Friends are part of the foundation of our life journey.
It starts when we are toddlers and goes all the way through to the day we die. Think about that for a while and then read Jeff Bonty’s column in today’s edition.

• The Bishop McNamara Catholic High School girls’ basketball team qualified on Monday for its fifth state tournament in seven years, advancing to the Final Four with a 51-38 victory over Walther Lutheran at the Class 2A Villa Park (Willowbrook) Super-Sectional.