Putnam County High School senior Ayden Lawless signed a job commitment this week with Vactor Manufacturing after completing an internship with the company through the school’s Work-Based Learning program.

Firefighters from Bureau, Putnam, and La Salle Counties respond to simultaneous critical incidents in Spring Valley on Thursday night

The Putnam County Public Library invites the public to a special presentation, “Picture Postcards: The Happy Invention,” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 at the Granville Library, 214 S. McCoy St.

At the May 3 meeting of the Chief Senachwine Chapter NSDAR, new officers were installed for the 2025-27 term. The installing officer was Carolyn Kraft, Peoria, who has served the Illinois State Organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution as Past State Treasurer

The Marshall-Putnam 4-H and University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners invite the community to a special “Learn, Grow, Share” Garden Planting Day on Saturday, May 17, at the Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln Street, Henry.

Stage 212 in La Salle is currently seeking submissions from directors for the 2026 season summer slot

Magnolia/McNabb American Legion Post 254 will host cemetery services on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26

The Hennepin Library will be kicking off the summer with a family night at 6 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the library.

Freedom House celebrated Founder’s Day on Friday, May 9, marking the life and enduring legacy of Nedda Simon, who died last year on the agency’s 42nd anniversary.