The 2025 Homestead Festival Car Show was conducted Sept. 7 in Princeton.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of the documentary “Flyways” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the library’s Granville branch, 214 S. McCoy St.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free virtual program featuring author Troy Taylor at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, via Zoom.

The 52-minute documentary brings extinct animals from the London Natural History Museum to life. The film explores the latest scientific discoveries and uses CGI to bring the animals to life.

A Princeton man was found deceased on Sunday after entering the Illinois River, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said in a Monday news release.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a fall craft activity at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the library’s McNabb branch, 322 W. Main St.

Library services will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Register and take advantage of Rapid Pass online at redcross.org.

Steven Olson always dreamed of playing on the game show Jeopardy one day. Knocking off a 7-day champion and winning four games was not a part of that dream. The Princeton band instructor won four straight games pocketing more than $76,000 in prize money.