The Putnam County High School Journalism program and National Honor Society will be hosting a Trivia night on Saturday, March 29, at the Spring Valley Boat Club.

Gateway Services is hosting a fundraiser Wednesday, March 19, and Thursday, March 20, at Rip’s Tavern in Ladd, 311 N. Main Ave.

River Valley Players kicks off its 2025 season with the musical “Catch Me If You Can,” based on the true story of one of America’s most notorious con men.

La Salle Fire Chief Jerry Janick anticipates a smooth transition with his newest full-time firefighter Kyle Camatti.

The Covered Bridge Quilter’s Guild will host its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, at the New Hope Church of the Nazarene, 30 N. Sixth St. in Princeton.

The Putnam County Public Library will host two reading dog teams at the Granville Branch in March.

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Nearly 200 students from schools across the Illinois Valley competed in the 19th annual Edible Car Contest on Wednesday in the cafeteria at Illinois Valley Community College. Schools from Princeton Christian Academy, La Moille, JFK in Spring Valley, Putnam County schools, Trinity Catholic Academy, Oglesby Washington, La Salle-Peru High School, DePue School and Ottawa High School all participated in the contest. Cars must be built entirely from food items edible to humans. Prizes were awarded for design, creativity, detail, nutrition, speed and best overall.

The Putnam County Public Library will host, at the Granville Branch, a movie matinee of “No Job for a Woman: Pioneering Women Reporters in World War II,” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in honor of Women’s History Month.

Many expecting parents begin looking for child care long before the baby’s arrival due to long wait lists. At the Starved Rock Regional Center in Ottawa, the wait list is about a year.