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Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls track and field's Belle Markey!

When you have a player named Stihl, it’s a good bet your baseball team is going to steal bases. The Princeton Tigers swiped 31 bases over two nights in back-to-back games last week against Kewanee. Stihl Brokaw and Jack Oester had seven steals each

Tones Cones and Scoops R Us, 523 W. Main St., Ottawa, has opened for the season, serving ice cream.

Eleven La Salle-Peru Township High School students were recognized as Renaissance Students of the Month during a breakfast ceremony on Wednesday, April 29.

The 2026 competition marks the 40th time OTHS has placed in the top three in its class in the 54-year history of the IHSA Music Sweepstakes.

Fajitas Mexican restaurant has opened in a new location.

The Friends of Extension and 4-H will hold a cash raffle fundraiser for community members to support the University of Illinois Extension – Bureau County and 4-H and Youth Development Program.

The Dolores J. and Wilbur M. Anderson Joint Trust successor trustee, Sandra Woest and Sally Beebe, announced the launch of the Anderson-Woest Scholarship.

The Earlville softball team won by a run, the Henry-Senachwine baseball team earned a nonconference win and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Streator's Clay Christoff had a huge day at the plate and on the mound to lead the Bulldogs to victory on Monday, while Serena and Sandwich also earned wins on the diamond. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ladd Public Library will host a free “Paws to Read with Hobo” program for children from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6.

The village of Mark will hold its Spring Clean Up Days from Wednesday, May 13, through Tuesday, May 19.

The city of Ottawa has revoked the liquor license for the Zeller Inn following a series of violations spanning more than a year, city officials announced on Monday.

Scott Anderson and MaKade Rios were already pleased. Their nature photos were selected for the annual Starved Rock & Matthiessen calendar.

Two former Princeton High School teammates met up at the NJCAA Tennis finals this weekend in Sumter, S.C., IVCC freshman Zoey Byers (left) and Sauk Valley sophomore Katie Kammerer. They said it was special to both make the nationals together.

After a little more than one year of ownership, the Bresley family is selling Mendota’s Sports-n-Stuff after Friday, May 15.

Peru firefighters responded to a house fire Monday afternoon near the intersection of Market, Main and Schuyler streets in Peru.

The Illinois Valley's girls soccer clubs – La Salle-Peru, Ottawa, Streator, DePue-Hall, Mendota, Princeton and the Serena and HBR co-ops – have learned their postseason paths, with regionals opening May 15.

Here’s a look of the 2026 Bureau County Junior High Track & Field at the champions from Saturday’s meet in Princeton

Ryan Jagers has been selected as the male Elks Teen of the Year nominee by the Mendota Elks Lodge.

The Marseilles Food Pantry saw a record turnout during its annual tuna drive this weekend, as a local boy turned a birthday tradition into his biggest success yet.

Habitat for Humanity acquired the vacant lot at 1205 Jefferson St. following a bid to the Mendota City Council that was announced earlier this month.

The city of Mendota is starting its spring clean-up for residents’ yard waste on May 5.

The Walnut Public Library District will partner with The Shed and Petals By Peyton to offer a bookworm floral workshop for residents at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at The Shed, 134 S. Main St., Walnut.

The Ladd Public Library will hold a program featuring Cody Wells, aka The Lego Man of NYC, for community members ages five and older from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Ladd Community Center, 303 S. Central Ave.