The Putnam County Public Library District will host several programs and events in March.

Just weeks after winning Super Bowl XX, members of the Chicago Bears brought their talents to the hardwood in the Illinois Valley. On February 20, 1986, IVCC hosted the “Good News Bears,” a charity basketball team made up of Chicago Bears players for a United Way fundraiser

Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Kattan will perform at the 122 Club in Streator Friday, Feb. 20.

Karly Brown is a proud alum of Mendota High School and currently serves as a registered nurse at the OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota.

Princeton Elementary School District 115 will hold kindergarten registration for new students and current Bright Beginnings Preschool students on Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Douglas gymnasium.

With the election about a month away, the four candidates running for Bureau County Sheriff’s position spoke and answered questions from voters during a community forum on Tuesday night.

Firefighters responded to a large brush fire in the 26000 block of 2500 East Street on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 near Ohio. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm call was elevated to the second-alarm for the brush fire. Bureau County Fire departments from Princeton, Ohio, Malden and others assisted with the fire.

St. Bede Academy will host the annual eighth grade “Shadow Days” beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25, and running through March.

Edward Jauch: My top priority is to aggressively focus on narcotic enforcement. I believe the majority of criminal activity in the county stem from substance abuse.