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Boggios Orchard and Produce held their 26th Annual Pumpkin Harvest Craft Show on Saturday in Granville. The weekend-long event featured over 100 craft vendors, live music, food and much more. Boggio's has a market, bakery, and pumpkin hill that is free of charge this season. There is a cost to take the kids to the play area which includes a jumping pillow, corn maze, wagon rides, a petting zoo, and playground.

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Rachel Mershon of Granville has been volunteering behind the desk of the Starved Rock Bookstore since 2003. Mershon celebrated her 94th birthday on Monday with park staff inside the Starved Rock Visitors Center. Mershon has driven 30 minutes to the Visitors Center every Monday to volunteer at the park ever since the bookstore opened in 2003. She has logged nearly 10,000 hours volunteering at the park.

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The Putnam County volleyball team defeated Serena 27-25, 25-22 on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 at Putnam County High School.

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The Chicago Bears defeated the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025 at Soldier Field.

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Hennepin unveils 'Grazing Cattle' sculpture and Kevin Coleman Bridge on Sept 20, 2025, highlighting local art and community connection on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Check out these photos by Kyle Russell.

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Henry-Senachwine beat Putnam County 25-14, 25-15 on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 at Henry-Senachwine High School.

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A third alarm fire broke out at Washington Mills on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, near Hennepin. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) call was placed shortly after 11 a.m. Fire departments from La Salle, Bureau and Putnam Counties assisted with the fire. The plant produces silicon carbide.

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, visited with dozens of constituents Saturday at East Aurora High School as part of her August touring town hall, where she addressed questions on topics from health insurance to the Israel-Hamas War.

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Crews with the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus set up their 110-by-70-foot "big top" tent on Monday, June 23, 2025, at Boggio's Orchard & Produce in Granville. Shows are 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the village of Granville and Boggio's Orchard & Produce. For 32 weeks of the year, Culpepper & Merriweather Circus brings two action-packed 90-minute shows to more than 200 towns in 17 different states.