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Miles Crook of rural Putnam County shared his Honor Flight experience with the Chief Senachwine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at their May 2 meeting.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will host the annual Cursillo weekends in June at Peterstown. 

The St. Bede softball and baseball teams won big in nonconference action, Hall baseball swept a doubleheader and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Ottawa girls soccer rode a five-goal performance from Chloe Carmona, Easton DeBernardi led Marquette baseball to a twin-bill sweep, Seneca's track and field teams fared well at Genoa, plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

A Streator man pleaded guilty Friday to setting up a 2024 robbery – and to firing a gun when things went awry – and faces up 20 years in prison at sentencing.

This interview between Connor Hopkins and Jessica Brayfield of Habitat for Humanity centers on the upcoming events for Habitat in the month of May.

The Dickinson House in Oglesby will host a fundraiser fried chicken dinner on Monday, May 18 at Cortileno’s Restaurant in Oglesby.

The Hennepin United Methodist Church will serve a free pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16.

Roughly 300 children came out to the 26th Annual Free Kids Fishing Expo on Saturday at Baker Lake in Peru.

Princeton High School recently announced its Top Ten students for the class of 2026.

The University of Illinois Extension will hold a free Fossils of the Illinois Valley program for community members from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St.

The Friends of Lake Kakusha are inviting participants to check out some of the 223 birds that pass through the lake each year.

Triple Service announced in a press release that it will continue its partnership with Habitat for Humanity in helping build safe, affordable housing in Mendota by helping with the development on Jefferson Street.

Revealing a new day simply feels good – that moment, that pause and belief that something special is about to begin.

The Hall softball team topped Princeton, L-P softball beat No. 4 Dunlap, the Bureau Valley boys and girls track and field teams swept the Lincoln Trail Conference Meet and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Johnathon Stunkel threw a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and Putnam County executed two squeeze bunts in a 3-0 win over Mendota on Friday.

The Seneca baseball team, behind the pitching of Cam Shriey, topped Reed-Custer on Friday, while the Sandwich baseball and softball teams defeated Earlville. Plus more results from around the Times area.

For the 43rd year the Elks of Oglesby Lodge #2360 has once again sponsored The Eighth Grade Ball.

The Dr. Joseph J. Hohner Scholarship Committee has awarded $59,200 in scholarships to 38 students for the 2026-2027 school year, with individual awards ranging from $600 to $5,000.

The Bureau County Family Health Clinic, which opened in April last year, was created specifically to address growing concerns surrounding women’s health access in Bureau, Putnam and Marshall counties after years of hospital service reductions and provider shortages.

The Princeton High School marching band recently visited Lincoln Elementary School to demonstrate to students how much fun it is to be part of the band.

After serving as chief of the Streator Police Department since 2022, John Franklin announced his retirement from the department on Friday, with Deputy Chief Robert Wood set to serve as interim chief while city officials search for a permanent replacement.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer three free dial gauge pressure canner testing days to help ensure home canning process safety.

The University of Illinois Extension will hold the Canning with Confidence program sessions for community members to learn about safe home food preservation.

The $1 million funding from the “2025 Community Project Funding Request” will help the City of Streator replace the bridges starting in the fall of 2027, with an expected completion time of summer 2028.