Maribeth M. Wilson

Stage 212 in La Salle is offering a children’s theater workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Hunter Handyman Services in La Salle is celebrating five years of serving the Illinois Valley area.

Illinois Valley Community College celebrated its first dental hygiene graduating class with a white coat ceremony Dec. 12.

Horizon House in Peru has surpassed its $75,000 Tree of Hope campaign goal, raising $78,245 as of Dec. 30.

Putnam County Public Library branches will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

La Salle-Peru High School’s $8 million agriculture center is expected to be mostly complete by mid-May, marking the revival of the school’s agriculture program.

A free lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Park Place, 406 E. Hickory St., Streator.

La Salle’s Officer Santa program delivered gifts to 100 children and 35 families this year.

The Illinois Valley experienced a year marked by high-profile murder cases, heated healthcare battles and political setbacks in 2025.

Forty-four families and 120 children received gifts through Peru’s Blue and Red Christmas program this year.

A Servant’s Heart, an Ottawa nonprofit organization, hosted its annual Christmas dinner on Tuesday to feed the community.

An electrical fire on Monday damaged a two-story home at 703 N. Park St. in Streator, displacing four residents, the Streator Fire Department said in a Tuesday news release.

Streator High School named its December students of the month.

Seneca High School named its November students of the month.

Illinois Valley Community College has begun accepting appointments for its low-cost dental clinic, which operates Jan. 15 through May 5.