If you were looking forward to seeing Riverside from the basket of a hot-air balloon or were going to head over to Big Ball Park to take in the spectacle on Saturday evening, you're going to have to change your plans.

Girl Scouts from Troop 51401 in Riverside were honored in May for attaining their Silver Awards for projects benefitting the community.

JoAnne Kosey was sworn in for a third term as president of the Riverside Township Lions Club by District 1A Governor Howard Swacker at the club's annual installation dinner June 11 in the Scottish Home in North Riverside.

The Riverside Police Department is once again participating this summer in "Operation Chill," a partnership with 7-Eleven, where police officers hand out free Slurpee coupons to kids in order to reward kids for wearing helmets when riding bikes, for good deeds and just for having a positive interaction with police.