A look at La Salle-Peru, DePue-Hall, Princeton and Earlville boys soccer teams entering the 2025 season.

The L-P volleyball team beat Princeton 25-20, 25-17 Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.

The Mendota boys soccer team won 9-0 in its opener, the Henry-Senachwine and Earlville volleyball teams won their season openers and more boys soccer, volleyball and golf results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Volleyball starts Monday. Here are five players to watch in the NewsTribune area this fall.

Take a look at some of the week’s best photos, captured by Illinois Valley photographers from Sunday, Aug. 17, through Saturday, Aug.23.

Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny won the Rock Falls Boys Golf Invitational, the St. Bede girls tennis team beat Bishop McNamara, and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Check out photos taken on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the 170th annual Bureau County Fair in Princeton. The day featured carnival rides, food, Power Wheels Kids Demo Derby, regular Demolition Derby music and more.

Wanniarachchi will offer several general podiatry services, as well as specializing in advanced foot and ankle and wound care, according to a news release.

Country Music star Trace Adkins performed at the 170th annual Bureau County Fair on Thursday. It was Adkins second time performing at the Bureau County Fair after first appearing in 2005. Thousands of people gathered to watch his concert. The fair runs through Sunday with family fun all weekend long.

Evangelical Covenant Church, Princeton, will host a free movie and root beer float event at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 in the church parking lot, 24 N. Main St.

Preparations underway as the 170th annual Bureau County Fair kicks off, featuring rides and performances. The fair welcomes Country Music star Trace Adkins on Thursday, tractor pulls on Friday, followed by a demolition derby on Saturday. Sunday, is free admission for all.

The event is open to the public, with additional parking available in the gravel lot at Beck’s.

A look at the girls golf teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

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A look at all the boys golf teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A new event has been planned for the 170th annual Bureau County Fair in Princeton: a tractor show from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. 

The Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Baby Contest has received two new entries for 2025.

Crews began building the exterior walls at the future home to an Aldi grocery store on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at the intersection of Backbone Road and North Main Street in Princeton. The 20,000 square-foot store could be open by Thanksgiving.

The University of Illinois Extension will host two upcoming cooking workshops focused on planning and preparing quick, healthy meals using seasonal ingredients, according to a U of I news release.

The Princeton American Legion Auxiliary 125 will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Legion Post at 1549 W. Peru St.

The application period for programs happening between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026, ends Sept. 15. Grant announcements will be made in early October.

Protesters gathered on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at Rotary Park in Princeton to stand against President Donald Trump's policies. Check out these photos by MaKade Rios.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.

The Elton John and Billy Joel tribute band "Face 2 Face" brought in a huge crowd during the Down on Main Street Summer Concert series on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Princeton. The band was formed in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2010 by frontmen Mike Santoro and Ronnie Smith.

With football teams around the state opening official practices for the 2025 season Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area this fall.

The following property transfers were recorded between July 1 and July 15, 2025, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.

These marriage licenses were recently recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse.

Kathy Ballard is the 2025 recipient of the Betty Pretzsch Memorial Volunteer Award given to a 5-year member of the Friends of Princeton Public Library. She has been a member of the Friends of Princeton Public Library since 2016.

The Cities of Princeton and Spring Valley held National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. National Night Out is an annual community policing campaign held on the first Tuesday of August to create police-community partnerships and build safer neighborhoods

Hundreds of kids and teens visited the Second Story Teen Center during the Shoes and Socks Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 in Princeton. The drive handed out 1,250 socks and 420 pairs of shoes from size 4-14 for kids just in time for the upcoming school year. Half of the donations came from Another Child Foundation and Christ Community Church in Princeton. The other remaining supplies were donated from people in the community.

National Night Out will take place on Tuesday, allowing Illinois Valley residents and officers to meet in a casual and fun setting.

Sheffield native and author Gene Scott will return to the area for the first time since 2017 to present his latest novel at the Princeton Public Library.

Greenfield Retirement Home in Princeton held a "Gorgeous Grandma Day to honor and appreciate grandmothers, recognizing their beauty, wisdom, and the important role they play in families and communities on Wednesday. The event featured a speech from Princeton mayor Ray Mabry, refreshments and games. The day encourages people to show their love and gratitude to grandmothers and to celebrate women of all ages who embrace the spirit of a "gorgeous grandma".

Reimagined adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ runs this weekend

The following cases were considered by the Bureau County Grand Jury on July 18.

PYSL is for children aged four to 14. Players must be four years old by Aug. 31, 2025, and no older than 14 as of September 1, 2012, to enroll. PYSL is located in Princeton. The league accepts players from all surrounding communities.

A look at the top games to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area for the 2025 football season.

Entries are being accepted for the 2025 Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Homestead Baby Contest.

A driver was charged Tuesday for a crash that killed a Princeton man on Thanksgiving weekend near Ottawa. He was using a handheld cell phone, prosecutors allege.

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.

Crews continue work on the site of a future Aldi grocery store located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Backbone Road and North Main Street on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in Princeton. Crews have been working on the property since April this year. The store is expected to open by the end of the year.

The Habitat for Humanity La Salle, Bureau, Putnam Counties held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday in Princeton. The home is located near the intersection of Cherry and Marquette Street in Princeton. A family of 6, including 4 young children, will move into the home. Volunteers interested in helping with the home are asked to contact to Habitat for Humanity La Salle, Bureau, Putnam Counties by contacting the Peru office. The home should be completed by the end of the year.

Storms caused flooding, high winds, downed trees and damaged crops throughout Bureau County on Thursday. The Bureau County Courthouse had standing water in the basement on Friday, July 11, 2025 in Princeton. Princeton received over 4 inches of rain from the storm system.

Based on Stephen King’s debut novel, “Carrie” tells the story of a bullied high school outcast with a terrifying secret—her supernatural powers. The musical is intended for young adult audiences and older.

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.

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.

A No Kings Independence Day protest was held on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Rotary Park in Princeton.

Princeton junior Casey Etheridge helped the football team reach the quarterfinals, placed fourth in Class 1A at 165 pounds in wrestling and qualified for state in the 300-meter hurdles in track and field.