Families do not need to complete any additional forms or take any special action to participate.

Dr. David Lawrence, principal of St. Bede Academy in Peru, has announced St. Bede’s honor roll for the second semester of the 2025-26 school year.

Tickets for the Fulton Sheen beatification in St. Louis will be available the week of June 22, the Diocese of Peoria announced Thursday.

Ladd’s Jeff Lannen has been chasing the Golden Tee World Championship for two decades.

First Responders were honored before the Pistol Shrimp game on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Schweickert Stadium in Peru. Police, Fire, and EMS departments from Ottawa, Oglesby, Utica, Standard, Tonica, Spring Valley, Illinois State Police, La Salle County Sheriff and Putnam County Sheriff attended the event.

The Ottawa Lions Carnival runs from Wednesday, June 17-Saturday, June 20 in Lincoln Douglas Park.

The Rotary Club of Princeton recently awarded the last of its 2026 scholarships for Princeton School District-zoned graduates.

The Princeton City Council backed an expansion of the Bureau/Putnam County Area Enterprise Zone to include hundreds of acres of Marquis owned land near Hennepin, although no specific development project has been proposed yet.

The Putnam County Rotary Club recently presented five awards to high school students at the Putnam County High School awards assembly held Wednesday, May 6.

The Bureau County Health Department board of health recently announced the retirement of board member Louis R. Lukancic, M.D.

Hall High School in Spring Valley announced its principal’s list for the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year, recognizing students for academic excellence.

After 17 tornadoes struck northern Illinois last week, experts say the state is nearing another record-breaking year for tornado activity

Edward Jones in Lacon financial advisor Mary Chambers recently received a Chartered Financial Consultant designation.

Princeton High School announced its honor roll for the second semester of the 2025-26 school year.

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

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.

Demolition crews remove a portion of Henry-Senachwine Township High School on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Henry. The school, originally built in 1952, is undergoing more than $20 million in renovations that include a new addition, with updated classrooms, an auditorium, a renovated gymnasium, a new elevator and other facility improvements. The public can watch the demolition from the Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds.

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