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Lily Bosnich abd Greyson Marincic were named as the St. Bede track & field MVPs for the 2025 season.

On Tuesday evening, local little leaguers had a chance to take the field with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp baseball team.

Sessions run from early November through mid-May and are held from 8:05 to 10:35 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children may attend on a flexible schedule. The cost is $2 per day.

Girls from around the Illinois Valley teamed up on the Lions Jrs Starved Rock 16 Red club team to a fifth-place finish out of 151 teams in the prestigious AAU Nationals Volleyball Tournament recently in Orlando, Fla.

Vocal soloist and Princeton native Alison Kautz Ayala will be featured in Sunday’s Princeton Community Band concert. She will be singing “You Raise Me Up.” The concert will start at 6 p.m.Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

Authorities have not yet identified the male found dead Friday at a location on West Peru Street in Princeton

This week’s Play of the Day for the Wyaton Hills Ladies Day golf for Tuesday, July 15 was “Partners.” Sue Garvin and Karen Towns took first, Sue Moss and Nita Wyatt were second and Deb Maritz and Dot Hammit were third.

A body found Friday in Princeton has yet to be identified, but authorities say there is no foul play.

Putnam County’s Alex Rodriguez had three top five finishes at USATF Region 7 Meet this weekend at Proviso East High School in Maywood.

Participants will create their own “snackle boxes,” portable containers filled with colorful, nutritious snacks, while learning food safety tips and organization techniques.

Gateway Services is holding an open house at the soon-to-open site of their 24-hour residential program in Granville.

Local first-time author and former librarian Noah Hollinger will debut his fantasy book “The Storyteller’s Guild: The Bag of Secrets” at a book signing 1 p.m. July 26 at Barnes & Noble in Oswego.

Members of the Bureau Valley FFA chapter were honored at the 97th annual Illinois FFA State Convention held June 10-12 in Springfield.

The PHS cross country team will hold runs this week, meeting at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday

The Ladd Police Department recently announced it will partner with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and over 200 law enforcement agencies to increase speeding enforcement as part of the “Speeding Catches Up With You” campaign.

Register online now for Princeton Youth Soccer League through July 31.

DePue native Nancy Biagioni was the recipient of 2025 Gift of Sight Award, the Eye Bank Association of America recently announced.

The Howard name was a fixture in athletics at Princeton High School in the 1960s. Bill was the first to suit up for the Tigers, graduating in 1960, followed by Bob (1962), Corby (1964), Tim (1968) and Jim (1970), setting records in track and competing in football, basketball.

Home gardeners struggling with tomato plants can learn how to troubleshoot common issues at an upcoming free workshop hosted by the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Program at the Henry Public Library.

The 21st annual “Convoy Against Cancer” Big Truck Show is set to return to Ladd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, raising funds for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.

The Seatonville Community Church will host a Sundae Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 13. Families are welcome for an afternoon of fellowship, fun, and food, including ice cream sundaes.

Bureau County Metro Center - Mark your calendar and lace up your running shoes—Princeton’s 32nd Annual Underground Railroad 5K and Kiddie Fun Run returns Saturday, September 6, during Homestead Weekend!

Payton Frueh, Lydia Hardy and Karlie Schultz of Princeton High School participated in the Section 3 FFA Summer Fair held July 1 at Black Hawk East in Kewanee and July 2 in Cambridge.

Two agribusinesses got the finals votes needed to set up shop in Princeton.

Today’s Play of the Day for the Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf for July 8 was “subtract two holes, No. 1 and No. 7.” Mary Cooney finished first, Linda Halberg second and Sue Moss third.

You heard the sounds of basketballs bouncing, whistles being blown, the squeaking of sneakers on the gym floor, and saw the enthusiasm and excitement of 45 young campers. This week’s FCA Basketball Camp also is about Bibles and worship.

The library will hold an Under the Sea storytime, featuring cast members from Festival 56’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid at 10 a.m. Monday, July 14.

Regan Shipp, 28, a former BCR Cross Country Runner of the Year, was the first female finisher in Saturday's Walnut Run for ALS. Elijah House of Sheffield was the second overall finisher.

Sherrard won its third BCR Three Rivers Conference All-Sports Championship with 83 points followed by Princeton (77.5), Riverdale (73), Mercer County (63) and Erie-Prophetstown (59).

Temperatures pushed into the upper 80s and lower 90s during the first two weeks of summer. Check out photos of kids cooling off in communities across the Illinois Valley.

The Marshall-Putnam 4-H and Extension Foundation will host its annual silent auction during the 4-H Show from July 22-24 at the M-P Fairgrounds in Henry.

Street work and sign regulations are on the table for Monday’s Princeton City Council meeting.

More than 100 people gathered Saturday morning at Princeton Rotary Park to protest President Donald Trump and what many described as rising authoritarianism in American politics just a day after the Fourth of July.

This week's Princeton High School summer cross country runs are planned for 8:30 a.m. Monday and Friday to meet in front of the school and on Wednesday at Zearing Park.

This year’s fair theme, “Red-Carpet-A-Fair,” includes returning favorites and new events tailored for kids.

The LaMoille Lions Club will host a chicken dinner for the public from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 at the LaMoile Lions Club, 208 Howard St.

Summer car shows are coming to Princeton on July 27 and Aug. 29 and to Sheffield on Aug. 3.

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich is such a dynamic athlete, she could walk away from a sport she’s excelled at and still have a school year worthy of high all-around athletic achievement, including All-State honors in track and softball. She is the 2024-25 BCR Female Athlete of the Year.

The Bureau County 4-H Fair will take place July 7-12, with kids from across the county showcasing their projects in a variety of categories.

Athletes of the Year and finalists are chosen by a points system for receiving all-conference, all-area, Player of the Year and All-State honors. They are Lily Bosnich, Keighley Davis, Camryn Driscoll, Libby Endress, Caroline Keutzer and Lili McClain.

Quincy Hochstatter rode to an Illinois High School Rodeo pole bender championship. Now, she’ll head off to compete nationally. Hochstatter earned herself a spot on the national rodeo team and will head to Wyoming in July to compete in the largest rodeo in the world.

Tiskilwa native Wyatt Workman will be the featured vocal soloist for the Princeton Community Band’s concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, in Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton. He will be singing Gershwin’s “But Not for Me.”

There was a three-way tie for this week’s Wyaton Hills Ladies Play of the Day for “Most Fives” on Tuesday’s July 1 between Susan Johnson, Nita Wyatt and Mary Cooney.

A Princeton Christian Academy freshman was recently recognized by the Illinois Daughters of the American Revolution for his essay on Founding Father Roger Sherman.

The Princeton girls basketball team had a neat experience playing at Bradley University Team Camp on Saturday. Also, Jhavon Hayes has resigned after three seasons as PHS head softball coach to become hitting coach for the Illinois State University team at her alma mater.

Noah LaPorte’s legacy speaks for itself. The BCR Athlete of the Year had an encore year to remember, named All-State and unanimous Three Rivers East All-Conference honors in two sports and Player of the Year for the second straight year. He was First-Team All-BCR in three sports.

Princeton’s historic Red Covered Bridge has entered the next phase of rehabilitation after sustaining heavy damage when the driver of a semitractor-trailer tried to pass through it.

Athletes of the Year and finalists are chosen by a points system for receiving all-conference, all-area, Player of the Year and All-State honors. They are Elijah Endress, Casey Etheridge, Landon Hulsing, Ian Morris, Cade Odell and Noah LaPorte

The Putnam County Public Library District will screen the documentary, “Ten Buildings That Changed America,” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 at the Granville Library, 214 S. McCoy St.

Starved Rock Entertainment, 201 Donaldson St., Utica, announced the closure of the business later this month.