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The Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St., will host a “French Creoles of The Illinois Country: Fiddle Jigs, Creole Folktales, and Haunting Ballads” program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10.

Bureau Valley baseball set a new single-season school wins record with 22 and 10 individual school records as well. Marquette and Newman baseball will play at state this weekend.

The Spring Valley Municipal Band will launch its 2025 summer season of free concerts on Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. in Spring Valley’s downtown mini-park. The Peru Municipal Band will begin its season of free concerts on Saturday, June 14 at the Maud Powell Plaza downtown Peru.

A field of nearly 100 runners will be running Main Street in the inaugural “Princeton Mile” race sponsored by the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday at the Apollo Theater in downtown Princeton, ending at Rotary Park on the north end.

Friends, family and law enforcement officers from past and present came to salute Erik Sorenson at his retirement open house at the Princeton Police Department on Tuesday. Sorenson is retiring after 27 years with the Princeton Police Department.

The following students were selected to receive Citizenship Awards at Logan Junior High School for the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Citizenship ideals at Logan Junior High School in Princeton emphasize curriculum and extracurricular activities.

Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness education Susan Glassman will offer air fryer cooking sessions for beginner and seasoned cooks in Ottawa on June 12, Buda on June 20 and Princeton on June 24

Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 18,189 wild turkeys during the 2025 spring turkey season. This year’s total compares with the previous record total of 17,208 turkeys harvested in 2024. 

The Play of the Day for the June 3 Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf was “Guess your score.”

The Bureau County Farm Bureau will partner with BeMobile and the OSF HealthCare Foundation to hold a legacy preservation seminar at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Ave. W., Princeton.

Bureau Valley High School recently announced its honor roll for the second semester of the 2024-25 school year.

Bailey Engels had the best seat in the house for Friday’s Class 2A sectional championship in the St. Bede dugout. But it wasn’t the one she preferred. The Bruins senior was recovering from knee surgery on Tuesday and was delegated to serving as cheerleader for the Bruins.

After 34 years of providing eye care to patients, Dr. Donald Marion has retired.

Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing not only won the discus state championship, he set a school record in the process. His throw of 187 feet, 7 inches at Saturday's IHSA Class 1A Boys Track and Field State Meet finals eclipsed the previous school record by 18 feet.

The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the New Hope Church of the Nazarene, 30 N. Sixth St., Princeton. The program this month will be Barn Quilt Painting presented by local artist Kegebein.

Bureau County Metro Center - The Princeton Park District is excited to revive one of the community’s most cherished summer pastimes—the Adult Fastpitch Softball League at Westside Ballpark.

Braveheart Children’s Advocacy Center in Princeton was awarded a $1,500 Starved Rock Country Community Foundation community grant to help it serve victims of child abuse and their families.

A look at the latest college news including graduates and those making Dean's and Presidential lists.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau will hold an informational meeting for its upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand at 10 a.m. Friday, June 27, at the Farm Bureau office, 1407 N. Main St., Princeton.

Edith I. Boyd was a former teacher who lived in the old Western School District. The scholarships have been offered to students for over 30 years to help further students’ education at the post secondary level.

Macy Strauch smacked a double that just tickled the glove of the Brimfield center fielder to give St. Bede a 1-0 lead in the first. The Indians scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a 4-1 victory.

Princeton has sent three throwers - Landen Hoffman, Ian Morris, Cade Odell - to Saturday's IHSA Class 2A boys state track finals ranked in the top five. The freshman Hoffman has the top throw in 2A discus with a PR of 52.39m (171-10 1/2).

First Lutheran Church will host an Old Wheels Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in the church’s north parking lot, 116 N. Pleasant St., Princeton.

Graduating seniors Cade Odell and Kelsea Klingenberg have been awarded the Teddy and Barbara Reed Scholarship at Princeton High School. The Reeds were big supporters of Princeton High School. Each year, two $500 non-renewable scholarships will be awarded in their honor

Follow Princeton’s Asa Gartin and Jackson Mason at IHSA Class 1A State Tennis Tournament in the Chicagoland here

The University of Illinois Extension will host an Illinois Extension Roadshow for area residents to learn about extension programs at Princeton, Ottawa and Henry.

An update of area sectional baseball tournaments on June 2, including sectional championship scores and supersectional matchups

The Bureau County Farm Bureau will partner with Princeton Culvers to hold a screening of the movie “Green and Gold” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 23, at the Apollo Theater, 455 S. Main St., Princeton.

Asa Gartin and Jackson Mason are taking their tennis game to state. The Princeton doubles team qualified for this week’s IHSA Class 1A State Tournament by placing third at the La Salle-Peru Sectional. They play at 9 a.m. Thursday at Schaumburg High School

The Bureau County Homestead Festival Committee have named Barbara Swalve Everett, D.C., and Richard Everett, D.C. as the 2025 grand marshals for the 54th annual Homestead Festival.

The St. Bede multi-talented junior Lily Bosnich had a whirlwind last week shuffling between Charleston for the IHSA State Track & Field Meet and St. Bede for the softball regional.

Princeton Christian Academy had four graduates each in the junior high and high school classes. The Class of 2025 from the high school are Brylee Campbell, Ava Clausen, Brooke Clausen and Josiah Gale.

OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton has named Biatris Escatel, a registered nurse on the medical/surgical acute unit, as the recipient of its 2025 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

Ava Balestri blasted a solo shot in the top of the second inning and Lily Bosnich followed with a two-run blast in the fifth inning to power St. Bede to a 3-2 win over Sherrard in the semifinals of the Class 2A Chillicothe Sectional. SBA will face Brimfield in Friday's finals

Amboy, Bureau Valley, Hall and St. Bede will be represented in Class 1A which starts Thursday at O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. Princeton sends four athletes to the Class 2A meet on Friday,

Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Z Tour Bike Ride, rolling into Princeton on Saturday, June 21. This charity ride supports the Zearing Child Enrichment Center while offering some of the best scenic cycling routes in North-Central Illinois

Today’s Play of the Day for the Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf, was subtract putts. Karen Towns took first at 30 followed by Deb Maritz (34) and Elisa Gugerty (36).

Gold Rice Authentic Tai Food has found a new location, but it’s not yet open.

Here's a preview of the Chillicothe Sectional. St. Bede plays Sherrard at 5 p.m. today. St. Bede makes its fourth straight sectional finals appearance, seeking its second sectional championship in three years and fifth in school history.

Steve Amy knew he wanted to be a coach one day, growing up in a house with a father who was a multi-sport coach and teacher. He just didn’t know he wanted to teach. He said once he started teaching at Princeton, "it was a lot of fun. We have great kids here. Makes it easy.”

The students at BEST participated in an art class that focused on using artas a means of self-expression to explore emotions, thoughts, and creativity. This class challenged the students to think creatively, to confront, overcome mental hurdles and build emotional empathy

Princeton Logan Junior High School sent four athletes to the awards podium at the IESA Class 3A State Track & Field finals over the weekend, including Lydia Kyle, who went all the way to the top.

The Princeton Community Band, under the direction of Ann Lusher, will kick off its 21st season on Sunday, June 1 with a concert in Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton at 6 p.m.

The 54th annual Homestead Festival steering committee recently announced the festival’s theme during the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon. This year’s 54th annual Homestead Festival theme is “We Got Spirit!”

Fawcett’s Pharmacy recently announced new hours for Saturday.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will hold the Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club hunter level wingshooting clinic at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. June 14 and 15 at Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club, 1502 Briar Knoll Road, Amboy.

The Fillies got shutdown pitching by ace pitcher Bella Duncan (14 strikeouts) and the hitting of Kiyah Wolber, Bella Scachette, Allie Anderson and Bella Duncan, who had nine hits between them and six RBIs, to ride off with the Class 2A Princeton Regional championship

The following students from Bureau County graduated or received academic honors at the conclusion of the spring 2025 semester at their respective colleges and universities

Here's a look at Bureau County Memorial Day Services to be held around the county on Monday, May 26.

Izzy Gibson cracked two opposite-field homers, a two-run blast in the second inning and a three-run shot in the fifth to power the Tigresses to a 9-6 regional semifinal win over Sandwich at Little Siberia Field. The Tigresses will face Morrison for the regional crown Saturday