Michael Urbanec

Editor, Morris Herald-News

Michael Urbanec is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, with nearly five years of experience in covering local issues in Streator, Ottawa, Marseilles, Seneca and Morris. If he's not out covering news, he's feeling depressed about the Bulls, furious at the Bears and waiting for the next episode of AEW Dynamite to start.

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42-year-old cactus finds new home with Seneca FFA

Seneca High School’s FFA has a new desert plant to care for after Joe and Judy Szafranski’s 43-year-old, nearly 9-foot-tall cactus outgrew their home. They bought the cactus for $2 on their second date nearly 44 years ago at the former K-Mart in Ottawa.

By Michael Urbanec●

October 26, 2022 at 2:30 pm CDT