The Princeton High School drama department will present “Little Women” by Kate Hamill at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in the school’s Sally Skinner Auditorium, 103 S. Euclid Ave.

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Students in Mrs. Angie Thompson’s third-grade class at Lincoln Elementary School, attended a drum circle on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Greenfield Retirement Home in Princeton. The drum circle was hosted by Eric Swanson of Chicago, through his business Drum Impact. The students learned how to make rhythm, play instruments, music therapy, collaboration and converse with the residents.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states it will not fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits unless the Trump administration and Congress reach an agreement to reopen the government

The River Bend Food Bank will partner with Bureau County Food Pantry, Old Wheels Club, and First Lutheran Church to hold a mobile food pantry at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

The Princeton Fire Department recently held its annual open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11.

Starved Rock Lodge will host an Oktoberfest Dinner Oct. 19, while Princeton's Oktoberfest is Oct. 18.

The Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St., will host several programs and events in October.

The Rotary Club of Princeton recently volunteered to remove the Newell Bryant Museum’s wooden wheelchair ramp.

The Bureau County History Center unveiled a new exhibit offering an intimate look at the photography collection of H.W. Immke, whose private grief deeply influenced his work.