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Kaylee Dowda, a Princeton resident, has been named the recipient of Gateway Services’ inaugural $2,500 scholarship.

The Friends of the Princeton Public Library will host a Summer Book Sale on July 17-18. Over 6,000 quality used books, both hardcover and paperback are for sale.

Bureau County had a state track finals this spring like none other when it produced not one but two state champions in the same event. Landon Hulsing won the 1A title and Ian Morris won the 2A crown. They are the 2025 co-BCR Boys Track & Field Athletes of the Year.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children under 10 and free for children age 2 and younger. Tickets will be available at the door or may be purchased in advance.

Committee members at Immaculate Conception Church, 101 N. Main St., have announced a series of events to celebrate the parish’s 150th anniversary, according to a news release.

Here’s a look at the Finals Bureau County area boys track & field athletes representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Vocal soloist Luke MacDonald from Festival 56 will be featured in Sunday's Princeton Community Band's Patriotic Concert

The Putnam County Public Library District will host Independence Day Windsock Craft, a hands-on activity that honors the spirit of the Fourth of July.

A look at this year’s individual Bureau County Junior High Track & Field Honor Roll leaders, including athletes from Bureau Valley, DePue, Ladd, Lamoille, Princeton Logan and Spring Valley JFK

The All-BCR Boys Track & Field Team represents all BCR honor roll leaders and state qualifiers from Amboy/La Moille/Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

LaMoille’s Chief of Police, Joseph Flanagan, announced his intention to run as the 2026 Democratic nominee for Bureau County Sheriff.

St. Bede junior Lily Bosnich qualified for the Class 1A state track and field meet in four events, placed second in state in the 100-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles and set the area record multiple times in both hurdle events.

Princeton's Morgan Richards and Caden Brooks have been named to the Dean’s List at their respective colleges.

The city of Princeton held a ribbon-cutting of their new 1-megawatt generating solar farm on Monday, June 23, 2025, at the intersection of Peggy Land and Epperson Road in Princeton. The ground-mounted solar project includes 2,400 panels that will generate enough power to supply roughly 185 homes. The solar farm was developed by Altorfer Cat and built by ITG Construction.

The 2025 Princeton Tigresses Volleyball Camp drew a total of 144 campers last week, including 65 in the junior high session, 47 in the high school session and 32 in the elementary camp for grades 3-5.

The All-BCR Girls Track & Field Team represents all BCR Honor Roll leaders and state qualifiers from Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede. There is an influx of five freshmen to this year’s team.

LaMoille High School has held summer camps for basketball and volleyball.

The following cases were considered by the Bureau County Grand Jury on June 16.

Festival 56 professional theater’s summer 2025 season opens with ten performances of the musical “Hairspray” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 27th, at the Grace Theater, 316 S. Main St. in Princeton.

Princeton Police Chief Tom Kammerer of Princeton announced his intention to run for Bureau County sheriff.

The 1997-98 Hustlin' Hall Red Devils were inducted into the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Hall of Fame last week. The Red Devils were the Class A State runner-up, finishing 32-1.

A look at the final area boys baseball standings for the 2025 season with three Bureau County teams - St. Bede (27-5), Bureau Valley (22-10) and Hall (20-11) winning 20 or more games.

Due to the warmer temperatures forecasted for next week, the Princeton High School summer cross country conditioning will be switching to morning runs for the week.

Sports shorts for Thursday, June 19, including Princeton Youth Football registration and equipment pickup, Walnut 3-on-3 Basketball, the Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS on July 5 and the Tiger Classic golf tournament on Aug. 16.

The Reinhardt era has come to a close at Princeton High School with the graduation of Jordan Reinhardt this spring. There’s been a Reinhardt boy playing sports at PHS since 2013, including Jake (2016), Josh and Jamie (2021).

Logan Philhower had a record-breaking junior season on the mound for Bureau Valley, setting school records for 103 strikeouts (103), ERA (1.58) and wins (8). He became the first Storm player to be named IHSBCA First Team All-State.

Festival 56 will begin its summer 2025 cabaret series Saturday, June 21, with a 7:30 p.m. performance at the Grace Theater, 316 S. Main St. in Princeton.

Here’s a look at Bureau County baseball leaders for the 2025 season, including players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Three of the four Bureau County baseball teams had 20-win seasons this year, topped by St. Bede at 27-5. Here's look at the 2025 leaders on the area baseball diamonds for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Alan Spencer gave his team plenty of reason to believe in him. The senior right-hander had a spectacular senior season on the mound, spinning a sizzling 0.86 ERA with a 9-0 record and 105 strikeouts, all area bests, in 65 1/3 innings. He is the 2025 BCR Player of the Year.

Today’s Play of the Day for the June 17 Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf was “subtract high and low score.” Anna Flaig took first place, Karen Towns second and Elise Gugerty third.

This year’s Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS is set for Saturday, July 5. Registration is $20 by June 27 and $25 after including race day. You may register online at https://runsignup.com/walnut5kforALS.

Willowbrook graduate Chris Roycroft pitched to Princeton’s Jett Wedekind at Aurora University in 2018 and 2019, both named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference All-Conference for the Spartans. Five years later, Roycroft broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Funds for the scholarships were raised through various events throughout the year. Since 2001, Princeton Rotary Club has awarded $111,500.

The event features various community resources for older adults, caregivers and their families.

John F. Kennedy School in Spring Valley released its honor and high honor rolls for the third trimester of the 2024-25 school year.

The LaMoille Lions Club will host a chicken dinner fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the club’s building, 308 Howard St.

These are the Bureau County property transfers from May 16, 2025, through May 30, 2025.

The Princeton Public Library will host a lunchtime event featuring food and live music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, in the library parking lot, 698 East Peru St.

Protesters gathered on Saturday, June 14, at Rotary Park in Princeton to stand against President Donald Trump's policies as part of the 'No Kings Day" of demonstrations.

The Princeton Community Band, under the direction of Ann MB Lusher, returns with a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15 in Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

Festival 56 will open its box office for the 2025 summer season from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the Grace Theater in Princeton.

The Princeton High School cross country program will hold conditioning runs, open to any PHS student interested in cross country in particular or conditioning in general, at 7 p.m. on June 7, June 19, June 23, June 25 and June 27

Princeton named its winners of its track and field awards earlier this week.

The first annual Todd Maynard Scholarship Fund Golf Outing will be held in his honor on Saturday, July 19 at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Sheffield. It is described as “a day on the green for Todd - honoring his passion, spirt and lasting impact.”

There were plenty of diamond gems the area softball diamonds for the 2025 season. Here's a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

If Avah Oertel's boyfriend, Daniel Sousa, showed up wearing his good-luck “Nike Tech” shirt, she hit a home run. If he didn’t wear it, Oertel didn’t hit as well. That sweatshirt superstition paid off with 12 home runs, 43 RBIS and a .474 average, all area highs

The 2025 Walnut Chamber of Commerce 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for grades 5-8 will be held Saturday, July 5 on the Walnut elementary school courts.

Incoming junior Hall golfer Joseph Perez shot his first career hole in one from the white tees on the No. 3 hole at Spring Creek on Monday. He didn’t have to tell his coach, Mason Kimberly, about it because he was playing with him.

Parker Aldrich of Neponset, 23:14, and Kate Salisbury of Sheffield, 29:39, were the top male and female finishers of Saturday's Neponset Days 5K.