The Bureau County Farm Bureau Foundation is accepting grant applications from Pre-K through eighth-grade teachers to enhance agricultural literacy programs in their classrooms.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of “Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip” at 1 p.m. Tuesday at its Granville branch.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a “Hibernating Bear Craft” program at 4 p.m. Wednesday at its McNabb branch.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host “Frosty Friends: Art and Storytime” at 10 a.m. Saturday at its Granville branch.

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The La Salle City Council will hold its first meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, at City Hall, 745 2nd Street.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of “Mozart’s Sister” at 4 p.m. Thursday at its Granville branch.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a University of Illinois Extension presentation on the state’s Centennial Soil Archive at 6 p.m. Tuesday at its Granville branch.

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The 7th annual Starved Rock Photo Show was held on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 at the Starved Rock Visitors Center. A total of 86 entries were submitted. The show is in memory of Tom Williams who was a photographer, volunteer and first judge of the show. Katherine Buckley of Oglesby, won best of show of her jumping spider on a zinnia plant.