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The Rotary Club of Princeton recently awarded the last of its 2026 scholarships for Princeton School District-zoned graduates.

The Oglesby Summer Fun Fest will return this week with a carnival, kids parade and a variety of food trucks.

It is the morning after a destructive tornado tore a path through the south and east sides of Streator, leaving some with no homes, and all in a state of shock.

A look at the top girls soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

Hall’s 1990 state softball team, Wendy Becker (class of 1990) and John “Boog” Matthews (class of 1979) will take their place in the Hall of Fame between games of Friday’s boys basketball games with Erie-Prophetstown.

Authorities have apprehended the fourth and final suspect in a drug and theft ring based out of Streator.

The Princeton City Council backed an expansion of the Bureau/Putnam County Area Enterprise Zone to include hundreds of acres of Marquis owned land near Hennepin, although no specific development project has been proposed yet.

Recent Sandwich graduate, distance ace and Class 2A state champion Sunny Weber is the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Here are The Times area’s state qualifiers and their postseason accomplishments, the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

Stacey Aber Richardson said her mother’s illness started as “clumsiness” and tripping and escalated to not be able to eat, drink, move or speak. Linda Aber of Sheffield passed away in 2024 within three months of an official bulbar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis diagnosis at 67.

The Putnam County Rotary Club recently presented five awards to high school students at the Putnam County High School awards assembly held Wednesday, May 6.

The Reddick Public Library District in Ottawa will host several programs and events in July.

Here is the list of couples who applied for La Salle County marriage licenses from June 1 through June 14, 2026.

Residents affected by last week’s tornado will have an opportunity for assistance Thursday at a Multi-Agency Resource Center at Northlawn Junior High in Streator.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

The meal is open to anyone in the community. No registration required.

Jennifer Stampfler was sworn in as a firefighter and paramedic at a ceremony held before the Mendota City Council.

The Bureau County Health Department board of health recently announced the retirement of board member Louis R. Lukancic, M.D.

Statistically, drunk-driving is headed for a 30% increase this year. But is the increase because DUIs are surging or because recent years had been artificially low? Police and lawyers weigh in.

Hall High School in Spring Valley announced its principal’s list for the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year, recognizing students for academic excellence.

Streator City Council will meet Wednesday night to vote on a variety of different items while addressing the public with a presentation about last week’s tornado and recovery efforts going forward.

Edward Jones in Lacon financial advisor Mary Chambers recently received a Chartered Financial Consultant designation.

NewsTribune-area softball players have hit more home runs in each of the last five seasons. This spring, 44 players combined to hit 146 home runs, with four players hitting double-digit homers.

Princeton High School announced its honor roll for the second semester of the 2025-26 school year.

Each year, The Wave for Charities selects a new cause to support through the Jeep Poker Run, and the Officer Santa Program was this year’s choice.