The Putnam County Public Library District’s Hennepin branch, 214 N. Fourth St., recently announced two events it will host during the third week of April.

Putnam County Junior High School recently had sixth-grade students participate in the annual Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award program to encourage student reading and develop statewide children’s literature awareness.

According to USDA, the national average price for conventional hard-shell eggs in mid-March was $1.43 a dozen.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, is one of three lawmakers proposing legislation that would address suicide rates among young people by providing more data-based training for professionals in crisis intervention fields.

Since the Illinois State Police began providing services on ​ April 1, 1922, 73 state police officers have died in the line of duty, according to the agency.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free screening of the Independent Lens movie “The Tallest Dwarf” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the library’s Granville branch, 214 S. McCoy St.

Attendees will be able to create pollinator seed bombs with seeds, soil and clay.

Gas prices have soared this week to a level not seen since 2022, as the war in Iran fuels economic concerns for consumers.

The Special Education Office for the Putnam County School District 535 announced it plans to destroy all temporary education records of transferred students, graduates or permanently withdrawn students by the end of the 2020-2021 school year.