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La Salle County Associate Judge Michelle A. Vescogni is now a circuit judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit, which also includes Bureau and Grundy counties.

About 200 students who completed degrees or certificates are expected to participate in the Illinois Valley Community College 59th annual commencement ceremony at noon on Saturday, May 17, in the gymnasium.  

A 14-year-old boy from the Hinckley-Big Rock area fell about 25 to 30 feet Thursday in La Salle Canyon at Starved Rock State Park.

A Streator man charged with murder was denied home confinement with an ankle monitor at a Thursday hearing. Joshua Casey then was returned to La Salle County Jail to await a jury trial scheduled July 14.

An Ottawa woman was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse images.

Firefighters extinguished a fully-involved chicken coop fire Thursday morning on Meridian Road near Eagle Rock Christian Center in Peru.

Sublette’s annual Easter egg hunt will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at the park pavilion at Centennial Park.

The Peru Municipal Pool Committee released its first preliminary pool design on its social media account on Thursday.

Spring Valley will commence flushing water mains beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 21. Flushing will continue through Friday, May 2.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees launched a multimillion-dollar renovation project to improve lab and testing areas on campus. 

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Registration opened for the 23rd annual Carus summer science camp – a free, weeklong program designed to spark curiosity and inspire young minds through hands-on STEM learning.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will host its organizational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in CTC 206.  

Voters last week in Putnam County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Voters in La Salle and Bureau counties this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Putnam County junior Alex Rodriquez set the school record in the discus with a throw of 49.03 meters in the Dale Collis Invite. Rodriguez also won the shot put at 13.99. The BV baseball and PC and Henry-Senachwine softball teams all won Wednesday

The Rotary Park Foundation donated $5,000 to the city of La Salle on Monday.

The Oglesby American Legion will host its monthly steak fry from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 24.

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Former Henry-Senachwine player and assistant coach Hope Vinson has been hired to be the Mallards' next head coach, taking over for Rita Self.

The La Salle Public Library will be welcoming musician and historian Barry Cloyd at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22.

Bureau Valley baseball beat Kewanee on a walk-off, Putnam County softball rolled to a win, plus more boys and girls track and field, baseball and softball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune sports roundup.

The Henry Presbyterian Church will host a screening of “Amazing Grace” at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27.

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Illinois Valley Community College sophomore Emma Coss of Ottawa has been recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding community college students and will receive a $1,500 scholarship as a 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar. 

Whether it is to elevate the skills of an entire workforce or help an individual refresh or reframe a career, Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education and Business Training Services has a training program for that – or can develop one.

La Salle County authorities have named the La Salle man killed when his electric bicycle was struck by a vehicle Friday on May Road in Peru.

Peru Public Library is replacing the flooring on the main level, which will be closed. The project is expected to take three weeks.

Oglesby Knights of Columbus recently donated $1,500 to Holy Family School.

All qualifying La Salle residents who wish to benefit from the Housing Rehabilitation Grant have until Friday, April 25, to apply.

The Utica Knights of Columbus Fr. Marquette Council donated $2,000 to four local charities who provide services for people with intellectual disabilities.

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The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 18.

La Salle-Peru is separating its girls wrestling into its own program. The L-P Board of Education approved hiring a girls wrestling head coach and assistant at its last meeting and is expected to hire coaches April 23.

The Hennepin branch of the Putnam County Library District, 214 N. Fourth St., will host a spring book sale Thursday, April 24, through Saturday, April 26, during library hours.

Putnam County freshman Kennedy Holocker was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after strong performances at the plate and in the pitching circle to help the Panthers to a 3-1 week.

Whether it's a bar, a chain, a rope, a squat box, a machine, a dumbbell, a bike, a treadmill, or an elliptical, X-ercise Science Personal Training and Fitness has what you need to feel the burn.

Chief Senachwine Chapter members learned April 5 the importance of good sleep, healthy eating and exercise (“Use it or Lose It”) from Dr. Tim Collins, doctor of Physical Therapy for OSF HealthCare.

The Hennepin Park District will be having its annual Easter egg hunt on Friday, April 18.

The AARP is hosting a driver safety program in Oglesby.

Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in CTC-206. For the evening, the meeting has been relocated from its usual location. 

The City of La Salle Foundation announced days of service and celebration of the newly-created City of La Salle Community Garden.

State police said there were no injuries from a pair of back-to-back crashes Friday evening on westbound Interstate 80 near Plank Road in Peru; but the crashes resulted in lane closures for more than three hours.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a movie matinee film screening of the documentary, “Intelligent Trees,” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Granville library.

The LaSalle-Peru baseball and softball teams were both victorious on the diamond Saturday. Ball teams from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, St. Bede and IVCC were all in action with track invitationals at LaSalle and Mendota. This and more in today's NT roundup.

With the TBM Avenger Reunion 10th anniversary show a little more than a month away, the organization is gearing up for an unforgettable event, to ensure everything runs smoothy Peru City Council purchased liability insurance, among approving other expenses.

The Kids Art in the Park Workshop at Starved Rock State Park, previously scheduled for Sunday, April 13, has been cancelled because of a lack of registrations.

In Towne Self-Storage official opened April 10, 2025, at 4428 Hollerich Drive, Peru, after serval months of construction and renovation.

The Lighted Way Children’s Developmental Center in La Salle will be hosting its annual spaghetti supper from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, at Uptown Grill, 601 First St., La Salle.

The following church services are scheduled for the Easter holiday.