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Crews will begin removal of any remaining winter decorations and grave coverings from the city of Princeton cemeteries on March 15.

The Wyanet Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast is scheduled 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 27, at the Wyanet Fire Department, 1 N. King St.

The Buda Fire Department will be hosting a breakfast 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the Buda Community Hall, 411 W. Main St.

Mineral-Gold Fire Department will host a taco supper 4 to 8 p.m. April 5, at Mineral Community Hall.

The Bureau County Senior Center will host a baked potato fundraiser 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the senior center, 16 W. Marion St., Princeton.

To commemorate its two decades, the Flags of Freedom Committee will host its Star Spangled 20-Year Anniversary.

Bureau Valley High School art students participated in the Lincoln Trail Conference Art Festival hosted at Monmouth College.

The 2025 Kids Hot Rod Camp for boys ages 13-17 will be from June 8-13 at the Walnut Community Bible Church.

The Bureau Valley High School Theatre will present “The Little Mermaid - The Musical,” from Friday, March 14, through Sunday, March 16.

A drive-thru turkey supper is scheduled 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Community United Methodist Church, 73 N. Main St., La Moille.

A closer look of Friday's Princeton vs. Rock Falls sectional championship game with a running play by play and boxscore.

Bureau Valley High School parents and students are advised by counselors to get their application in for the 2025 Switzer Scholarship.

Cole Mulnix, 6-8 junior center, came off the bench and scored 10 points, all in the second half, with several blocked shots, to give the Rock Falls the spark it needed to lift it to a 49-43 win over Princeton in the Class 2A Marengo Sectional championship.

Putnam County senior Valeria Villagomez has signed to play softball at Benedictine College in Kansas. She said she was drawn most to Benedictine "because of its values and opportunities to further both my academic and athletic career."

Princeton and Rock Falls will meet Friday night in the Class 2A Marengo Sectional championship. The Tigers, who have won 12 straight games, beat the Rockets 60-52 on Jan. 4 at Rock Falls.

Here’s a look at sectional championship game scores for Bureau County schools as researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus. Princeton will make its 13th sectional finals appearance Friday night dating back to 1936, winning six of first nine, but losing its last three.

St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, so the Ladd Police Department is teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation for a stepped-up traffic safety campaign.

Princeton Logan defeated SRC rival Peru Parkside 25-18, 25-15 to capture the Class 3A 7th grade regional championship at Peru on Thursday. The Lions will face Crest Hill Richland (18-3-0) at 6 p.m. Monday for the sectional championship at Morris Saratoga.

Bureau County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Flanagan’s action avoided the worst-case scenario for a motorist who was injured in a Jan. 14 crash.

The Spring Valley Fire Protection District will host its 13th annual smoker at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Spring Valley Boat Club.

The 2024-2025 Princeton Memorial Scholarship Fund applications are available on the Princeton High School website under the dropdown “Student Support - Scholarship List” or in the PHS Student Support Office.

The Princeton High School Scholastic Bowl team finished fifth place in the NAQT State Tournament in the Small Schools Division, the first time PHS has appeared in this tournament.

A total of 10 local nonprofit organizations will each receive $1,000 from Rotary Club of Princeton through its Love Our Community grant program.

Tiskilwa Historical Society will host a community program, “History All Around Us,” presented by five students from Logan Junior High School, Princeton.

The Bureau County Lincoln Republican Club will be hosting its annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday, March 15. 

Dave Moore, who had a run of success as both the track and field and football coach at neighboring Bureau Valley, has taken over the reins of Princeton's boys track and field program. He succeeds Dan Foes, who retired after 19 years.

Starved Rock Conference rivals Princeton Logan Junior High and Peru Parkside will play for the IESA Class 3A 7th-grade regional volleyball championship today.

Taking a look inside the numbers with a running play by play and boxscore from Wednesday's Princeton vs. Byron sectional semifinal game at Marengo. Princeton won 46-42.

Princeton trailed by 12 points late in the third quarter before a defensive change sparked the Tigers with a 17-0 run, holding Byron scoreless for nearly eight minutes. That run gave Princeton a 38-33 lead with 3:41 to play and the Tigers held on for a 46-42 victory.

The American Legion Auxiliary 125 will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the Legion Post, 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton.

Seneca senior Paxton Giertz finished as No. 2 all-time leading scorer in the Illinois Valley. Here's a look at the 25 all-time top scoring leaders for Illinois Valley schools as researched by the BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus

The annual Huge Winter Garage Sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

Princeton and Byron will square off in tonight’s semifinals of the Class 2A Marengo Sectional at 7 p.m. A trip to Friday’s sectional championship against Rock Falls will be on the line.

Illinios State Police said Tuesday they are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on Route 29, about 1 mile west of Route 89, near Spring Valley.

The Bureau County United Way is hosting a beer and wine tasting 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Hornbaker Gardens Barn, 22937 1140 North Ave., Princeton.

Boys basketball sectionals are underway, including sites at Pecatonica (Class 1A), Marengo (Class 2A), Sherrard (Class 2A) and Washington (3A). Here's an update on March 4.

It’s been a big weekend for youth wrestling in Princeton. Nine members of the Tigertown Tanglers qualified for this weekend's IKWF State tournament, Logan qualified two wrestlers for the IESA State tournament and two PHS wrestlers qualified for the IWCOA F/S sectionals.

Princeton invites visitors to its inaugural Restaurant Weekend to enjoy local favorites and support the restaurants that make the city special.

The Princeton City Council reached an unofficial consensus Monday to support the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce and its Independence Day fireworks.

Gartin is making up for lost time, playing a key role to the Tigers' run to their fourth straight regional championship. He scored six points in Friday’s 59-53 regional championship win over Seneca, averaging about 6.5 points a game this season.

A reported child abduction attempt in Bureau County on Friday was determined to be unfounded, Bureau County Sheriff James Reed said in a Monday news release.

Facing a life-and-death situation with a female who was found unresponsive and unconscious, Princeton police officers Kelsey Kowalski and Alejandro Jaramillo acted without hesitation to perform life-saving measures.

For the past six years, newly-promoted Princeton Fire Lt. Nick Dykstra has been an acting company officer, and over that time, he’s responded to several structure fires and medical emergencies.

Princeton Christian Academy students in grades 7-12, joined by some alumni, made their annual trek to Chicago’s famed Navy Pier to see a performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

The annual spring cleanup at Ladd Cemetery will begin Monday, March 24.

Princeton heads to the Marengo Sectional with its fourth straight regional title. The Tigers have defeated each team in the field. Here's a preview of the Marengo and Class 1A Pecatonica, Class 2A Sherrard and Class 3A Washington sectionals

The Logan seventh-grade team captured the SRC championship by defeating Peru Parkside 25-21, 25-18. The Logan eighth-graders finished second.

A look at area boys basketball standings on March 3

St. Bede Academy boys and girls track and field teams will be hosting a Lenten Fish Fry on from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Ladd Moose, 1528 E. Cleveland St. 

A Night to Remember prom is scheduled for special needs high school aged people and older 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Ave. W., Princeton.