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St. Bede shut out Bureau Valley 14-0 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Thursday's Princeton at Hall baseball game. The Red Devils won 4-1.

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Crews excavate a lot for a future Aldi store on the corner of North Main Street and Backbone Road on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The grocery store broke ground last week. The timeline is to have the store open by Thanksgiving this year.

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Local educators featured in our Thank you teachers special section in the Bureau County Republican and Putnam County Record.

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Former NBA player and motivational speaker Chris Herren talked to students on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Illinois Valley Community College. Herren battled substance abuse during his time as a college basketball player, international leagues and in the NBA.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Monday's Hall at Princeton baseball game. The Red Devils won 10-4.

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Check out photos from the month of April in the Illinois Valley.

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Here are Kevin Hieronymus' photos of Wednesday's Princeton Bible Church AWANA Pinewood Derby night. Youth from kindergarten through sixth grade raced their derby cars to see who had the fastest. Awards also were presented for Best Design.

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The Village Witches performed on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Crafty Eclectic in La Salle. The witches performed five dances as part of a worldwide witches dance to honor the original Wolfshager Hexenbrut, a group of women from Germany known for their dances. The witches also dedicated their performance to their friend RJ who died recently.