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A rural Princeton house fire Tuesday morning is believed to be accidental in nature.
A look at the Week 4 matchups for the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy co-op football teams.
The Grace Theater in Princeton will host “Simply Patsy,” a tribute to country music singer Patsy Cline’s life and music, on Saturday, Oct. 12.
The IVCC women's soccer team played to a tie and more soccer, volleyball and golf results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.
A look at the Week 4 matchups for the Princeton, Bureau Valley, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County and Amboy co-op football teams.
The L-P boys cross country team won at home, and more volleyball, soccer and golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.
Bureau County fire departments responded to a house fire before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 1300 block of 2500 East Street in rural Princeton. A call for more firefighters was sent out shortly after the original dispatch. This is a developing story, more information will be reported as it becomes available.
Princeton Mayor Ray Mabry referred to areas with no sidewalks north of the Beck’s gas station on Route 26 as the “missing links.”
If you hear bells at 4 p.m. Tuesday, it may be a display of patriotism, commemorating the signing of the Constitution in 1787.
The Hall boys golf team finished eighth in the Ottawa Invite and more golf and volleyball results in Monday's BCR roundup.
The L-P volleyball team beat Yorkville in nonconference action and more volleyball, golf, soccer and tennis results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.
Illinois Valley Community College in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension hosted Sept. 6 its annual Fall Field Day.
L-P's players and coaches visited injured teammate Dane Wicinski in the hospital, Princeton got its passing game going, St. Bede and Hall eclipsed 60 points and more in the NewsTribune football notebook.
Many people attended Saturday the annual Artisan Market at Hornbaker Gardens in Princeton. The event featured more than 30 artists, live music, food trucks, ice cream and wine tasting, among other activities.
Sophomore Ruby Acker led the Princeton girls country team to a second-place finish in its own Gary Coates Invitational on Saturday, while Princeton's Tyler VandeVenter and Augustus Swanson placed fifth and sixth in the boys race.
Mendota senior Anthony Kelson won the Gary Coates Invitational for the second year in a row, while the La Salle-Peru boys took the team title. Host Princeton placed second in the girls team standings.
The 2024 Homestead Festival parade winners were announced.
Princeton dominated in all three phases and scored 39 points in the second quarter Friday on the way to a 59-0 win over Sherrard
The following property transfers were recorded Aug. 1-15, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.
Princeton Junior Woman’s Club donated $2,000, the most to date to the EXTRA program for the 2024-2025 school year. This will assist 200 students throughout the year.
Winners for the 2024 Princeton Junior Women’s Club Baby Contest were announced.
The Henry-Senachwine and La Salle-Peru volleyball teams earned conference wins and more volleyball, soccer, swimming, golf and tennis results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.
A look at the statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area through Week 2 of the 2024 season.
A look at the Week 3 matchups for the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy co-op football teams.
Streator will host the combined Pluto Fest and Fall Food Truck Festival, and Marseilles will host the Renaissance Faire this weekend, among other activities planned in the Illinois Valley.
The Mendota boys soccer team beat Kewanee, L-P volleyball topped Annawan and more soccer, volleyball and golf results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.
Coming home from a date in 1962, Janice (May) Isaacson got out of the car on Park Avenue East in Princeton, just a block from her home, and threw the ring Larry had made for her in a moment of anger up over the car onto the yard across the street. It was lost for 62 years.
La Salle-Peru cross country took both the girls and the boys team titles at the Ross Greiter Invite, plus more from around the NewsTribune area Tuesday.
The L-P football team is making big plays on special teams, Fieldcrest honors its players' mothers/mother figures, Princeton is shutting down opposing run games and more in the NewsTribune Football Notebook.
The IDNR will host public meetings throughout northern Illinois to provide information on the status of chronic wasting disease, its effect on free-ranging deer populations, and IDNR’s ongoing efforts to manage the disease, including a meeting in Princeton.
The Princeton Public Library is on a mission this year to educate current library cardholders on the electronic services the library provides.
The L-P girls golf team defeated Ottawa and more golf, volleyball, tennis and soccer results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.
The 53rd annual Homestead Festival parade made its way down Main Street on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2024, downtown Princeton.
A day-by-day look at the area high school and junior college sports schedule in the NewsTribune area.
The La Salle-Peru co-op girls swim team opened the season with a second-place finish in the Sterling Invite and area volleyball, soccer, tennis and cross country results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.
They called him flamboyant and Virgil Fox was the last one to argue. The Princeton native would be first to say he was a born showman.
The Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley football teams lost and more local results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.
The L-P volleyball team defeated Pontiac and more volleyball, golf, tennis and soccer results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.
A look at the statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area through Week 1 of the 2024 season.
The Zearing Park walking path will be temporarily closed Monday, Sept. 9, for scheduled maintenance and repairs, the Princeton Park District said in a news release Thursday.
The Minonk Chocolate Company is dipping caramel apples this week and delivering them to stores, according to a post on its Facebook page. Deliveries are planned Oglesby, La Salle, Peru, Spring Valley, Princeton, Hennepin, Morris, Ottawa, Streator and Mendota this week.
An Aldi grocery store and Starbucks could be coming to Princeton after the Princeton City Council gave the green light Tuesday to the new Michael’s Plaza development at the corner of Backbone Road and Main Street.
The Princeton City Council meet Tuesday to discuss an ordinance approving the final plat of Michael's Plaza Subdivision with a proposal for Aldi's and Starbucks at the southeast corner of Backbone and Main Street. Starbucks expects to break ground next month with Aldi's construction beginning in the Spring of 2025.
A look at the La Salle-Peru, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op girls cross country teams for the 2024 season.
Here are five things to do in the Illinois Valley this weekend and in upcoming weeks: Homestead Festival in Princeton, the Sandwich Fair, BBQ-n-Blues and Jazz N’ the Street in La Salle, Pluto Fest and Fall Food Truck Festival, and the Artisan Market at Hornbaker Gardens.
A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op boys cross country teams for the 2024 season.
The La Salle-Peru volleyball team defeated Bloomington and more volleyball, golf, cross country and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.
The Bureau County Chorus will begin rehearsals for its Christmas Concert at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church on Dover Road in Princeton.
The 11th annual Artisan Market at Hornbaker Gardens in Princeton will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
Princeton Public Library announced Friday the Princeton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the library cafe for September.