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The Streator Area United Way is inviting the community to solve puzzles, crack codes, and hunt for treasure this summer, all while raising money for local programs.

In the short term, when the Marquette baseball team won the Class 2A St. Bede Supersectional, it sent the Crusaders back to the IHSA State Finals. In the long term, it also guaranteed Marquette will remain in Class 2A for baseball through at least the 2028 season.

The FCA Basketball Power Camp for boys and girls entering grades 4-8 will be held once again at Bureau Valley High School from 9 a.m. to noon on July 13-15. Also, the Walnut 3 on 3 Basketball and 5K Run/Walk for ALS are set for July 4.

Spring Creek Golf Course saw not one, but two holes-in-one shot on Sunday on the Spring Valley links. Cory VanSchaik of Oglesby aced the No. 3 hole from the White Tees and Gary Miller of Princeton later aced the same hole from the Gold Tees.

Ottawa High School announced its honor roll for the conclusion of the fourth quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

The Marshall-Putnam Fair will host a free Senior Day on Thursday, July 16, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Hunt Building, featuring live music, refreshments, and door prizes for visitors 65 and older.

The Bureau County Fair Queens Pageants currently is accepting applications for the 2026 Little Miss, Jr Miss and Miss Bureau County Fair Queens titles.

NCI ARTworks announced the winners of the juried art exhibition at the June 12 opening reception for the Emerging Artists of the Illinois Valley at NCI ARTworks Gallery.

Zion United Church of Christ will hold its annual ice cream social from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18.

Putnam County's Johnathon Stunkel, Henry's Carson Rowe earn IHSBCA First-Team All State, IVCC is offering basketball and volleyball camps and more in the NewsTribune sports briefs.

Bureau Valley’s Logan Philhower is an all-stater again. The 2026 BCR Player of the Year has received Class 1A Honorable Mention All-State honors from the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association. He became Bureau Valley’s first player named all-state in 2025.

Last year, Logan Philhower set the school record for ERA at 1.20, becoming Bureau Valley’s first player to receive first-team All-State honors For an encore, the Storm ace lowered his school ERA record to 0.84 this season, going 4-2 with 89 strikeouts.

Illinois Valley Community College recently celebrated 49 students for completing the registered nursing program at the college’s associate’s degree nursing graduation on May 16.

Work will replace the bridge deck. The structure and the Hennepin Canal Trail underneath the bridge will be closed during the project.

It’s a bit of a long shot, but Peru is going to try for a new source of funding – one that raised more than $100 million for a city in southern Illinois.

Woodland Community School in Streator is continuing its donation drive through to help south Streator residents get back on their feet after the tornado last week.

At least 70 properties were damaged by last week’s tornado in Streator, according to updated assessments from La Salle County officials on Monday.

Area fire crews responded to a fire at Carus Chemical in the early hours of Monday morning in the 1500 block of Eighth Street in La Salle.

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp return home for four games this week after going 0-6 on a road trip.

Chandler Creedon won the 78th annual Pine Hills Invitational at Pine Hills Golf Course in Ottawa on Sunday. Creedon defeated Jeremy DeBernardi on the first sudden death playoff hole after the two had tied at 143 in regulation at the two-day, 36-hole event.

The Putnam County Library’s Condit Branch offers free programs in June, spanning art, film, America250, and a live blacksmith demonstration.

The Putnam County Library’s Granville Branch offers free in-person and virtual programs in June, spanning fossils, history, America250, art, and textiles.

Putnam County seniors Traxton Mattingly and Johnathon Stunkel left their legacy with the Panthers, leading them to a Class 1A second-place finish. Now, they'll continue their careers together at Illinois Central College.

The City of La Salle Police Department announced plans for July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers.

The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon