BCR

Here's a tournament update after the second night

Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first three nights of games

Sayler’s General Store in Princeton soon will close.

A look at Bureau County area scores for Wednesday, Nov. 20

Jon Henegar and the Bureau Valley girls basketball team won their first game together on Monday. Now, they’ve lost their first game together, falling to Riverdale 56-34 on the second night of the Bureau Valley Thanksgiving on Wednesday in the Storm Cellar.

Participate in the Sauk Valley Wedding Expo on February 2 at the Northland Mall in Sterling, Illinois.

Todd Chastain scored a hole in one on the No. 7 hole at Wyaton Hills Golf Course on Friday, Nov. 15 with a wedge. It was his second career ace.

The Storm will be facing new challenges this season as they venture into the Lincoln Trail Conference this year after a long run in the Three Rivers.

The Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton along with St. Louis Catholic Church and Christ Community Church will be providing a free Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28.

The Bureau County Christmas For Kids toy drive will continue Saturday, Nov. 23, at The Heartland Bank on South Main Street and at The Milk Mustache on North Main Street in Princeton.

Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first two nights of games

Princeton’s Christmas Walk is scheduled this weekend, putting a spotlight on local downtown businesses and kicking off the holiday with seasonal activities.

A look at Bureau County area scores for Nov. 19

Here's a tournament update after the first night

Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first night of games

The Rotary Club of Princeton announced the application for its Love Our Community grant is available.

Here's a look at Bureau County area BCR scores for Monday, Nov. 18

The Bureau Valley girls basketball team handed Henegar a 45-40 win over Rock Falls in his first game as coach on the first night of the Bureau Valley tournament on Monday.

The Tigresses won going away 54-18 to open the 2024 Princeton Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament.

The 2024-25 girls basketball season tips off Monday. Here’s five storylines to watch in Bureau County.

The OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center Tree of Lights campaign in Princeton is underway.

Bureau-Putnam Area Rural Transit surveys were mailed to every rider that made a reservation in 2023.

The Princeton Christian Academy high school students will present Willam Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23 in the auditorium.

The Tiskilwa Community Church is hosting an open house 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, to celebrate the 100th birthday of Genevieve Cummins in the church hall at 145 W. Main St.

Featuring girls from Bureau Valley and Princeton

Featuring boys from Bureau Valley, Princeton

4-H members across Bureau, La Salle and Marshall-Putnam counties learned ways to improve as officers at the 2024 gameshow-themed 4-H Officer Training event Nov. 9 at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby.

November’s Friends of the Hennepin Canal Hike the Hennepin event will be Sunday, Nov. 17, and cover the stretch of canal from Bridge 23 to Bridge 28.

Princeton junior Augustus Swanson turned in a season-best time of 16:14 in the Peoria Invitational. He led all Bureau County runners with sixth-place finishes in the conference and regional meets, both personal-best finishes, and a 42nd-place finish at sectionals.

Ruby Acker turned in a season-best time of 19 minutes, 31 seconds at the Peoria Invitational on Oct. 5, led Princeton at the conference, regional and sectional meets and was only 11 seconds from qualifying for state.

The 2024-25 girls basketball season tips off Monday. Here’s five Bureau County girls to watch.

The Spring Valley Consolidated Community School District Foundation announced its 2024 Hall of Fame inductees – Dr. Barry Rush and Kendall Rush.

Bureau Valley created its own tournament this season, bringing in Erie-Prophetstown, Rock Falls and Riverdale. E-P followed the Storm from the Princeton tournament.

Raylene Ferrari at Upscale Resale in Spring Valley describes this time of year as magical.

Princeton Christian Academy announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

The Bureau County Christmas For Kids is collecting toys and donations for its annual holiday drive.

Hall High School in Spring Valley announced that four students from the graduating class of 2025 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars.

Malden’s Lexi Bohms led the Sauk women with a time of 21:42.3, placing 135th.

Open Prairie United Church of Christ in Princeton will host its annual German Christkindlmarkt (Christ Child Market) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the church, 25 E. Marion St. (behind the Apollo Theater).

Sophomore guard Libby Endress will be a key player for the Storm, the top returning scorer at 7 ppg while dishing out 4.9 assists per game as a freshman.

Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton will host a “Surviving the Holidays” seminar series through GriefShare, especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death.

The program has posted a 67-17 record (.798) in the last three seasons with a run of three straight conference championships. They would like to continue that winning trend.

The Model Train Fair & Farm Toy Show is scheduled 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

Landmark Realty of Illinois welcomes two new realtors to its brokers.

The Princeton Public Library announced for November that Midland States Bank will be sponsoring the Princeton Public Library Cafe.

The Three Rivers, Tri-County and Lincoln Trail conferences have recently announced their all-conference teams for volleyball and soccer.

State Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, invites constituents, which includes Bureau County, to spread some holiday cheer to families in need this year by donating to his annual Holiday Diaper Drive.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office:

NCI ARTworks will host an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, for the photographic work of David Horst, Jon McCutchan and Mike Vaughn at the NCI ARTworks Gallery, the Westclox west wing entrance, 400 Fifth St., Peru.

“All Aboard” with River Valley Players Fall 2024 production of “Anything Goes” as it sets sail with Deanne Crook, as Reno Sweeney, Jeremiah Noar as the love struck Billy Crocker, Christine Gaspardo as the vivacious Irma and Donald Knuckey as the notorious Moon Face Martin.