The Manlius Sportsman Club will sponsor a turkey dinner with all the trimmings on Saturday, June 14. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Donations are $7 per person. Carryouts are available.

The Princeton American Legion Auxiliary #125 will be meeting at the Legion Post at 1549 W. Peru St, on Wednesday, June 11 at 9:30 a.m.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resourceshas set June 13-16 as Illinois free fishing days for 2025. During these four days, anglers can fish without purchasing a fishing license, salmon stamp or inland trout stamp in Illinois.

The Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St., will host a “French Creoles of The Illinois Country: Fiddle Jigs, Creole Folktales, and Haunting Ballads” program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10.

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The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp held a celebration for the 2024 Championship team on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Schweickert Stadium in Peru. The organization raised the 2024 championship banner along with the Prospect League Trophy during a presentation before the game against the Alton River Dragons. The Shrimp lost by a final of 6-5.

With everything from duck derbies to tractor treks, there is plenty to do in the Illinois Valley this weekend.

The Spring Valley Municipal Band will launch its 2025 summer season of free concerts on Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. in Spring Valley’s downtown mini-park. The Peru Municipal Band will begin its season of free concerts on Saturday, June 14 at the Maud Powell Plaza downtown Peru.

Friends, family and law enforcement officers from past and present came to salute Erik Sorenson at his retirement open house at the Princeton Police Department on Tuesday. Sorenson is retiring after 27 years with the Princeton Police Department.

The following students were selected to receive Citizenship Awards at Logan Junior High School for the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Citizenship ideals at Logan Junior High School in Princeton emphasize curriculum and extracurricular activities.