Putnam County

Putnam County wins a tight one over Henry-Senachwine, plus more scores from around the area.

The Hall and Princeton girls basketball teams won Tuesday to win their pools in the Princeton Holiday Tournament.

Putnam County High School will present “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, at the school’s auditorium.

Putnam County Junior High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

The Foundation for Rural Service, the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, announced the recipients of 36 Community Grants totaling nearly $170,000 to close out foundation’s 30th anniversary year.

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

The Granville Knights of Columbus donated $2,082 to the Putnam County High School special needs program from its Tootsie Roll fundraiser.

The Putnam County Public Library will host virtually the National Museum of the American Sailor for a presentation on naval aviation history 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Naval Station Great Lakes.

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.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams.

As the holidays approach, many of us think about charitable giving, either financially or by volunteering our time and talent. Perhaps you have a charity of choice or two. But what if you want to support a community, not just a few organizations?

Kindness Rocks is scheduled 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the McNabb branch of the Putnam County Library District at 322 W. Main St.

Henry-Senachwine seniors Lauren Harbison and Kaitlyn Anderson were named All-State Second Team, the Three Rivers, Tri-County and Little Ten released their all-conference volleyball teams and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference soccer.

A look at the best boys golfers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.

Veterans Day ceremonies will take place Monday, Nov. 11, across La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

The churches of Putnam County will join together at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, for a Union Thanksgiving Service at the Tonica United Methodist Church, 423 E. Wauponis St.

Voter turnout was strong throughout the Illinois Valley, but county clerks guessed a bit high when predicting voter participation.

The period for filing nomination petitions for the April 1 Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustee election begins Nov. 12.

The Marshall-Putnam University of Illinois Extension celebrated the accomplishments of 4-H members from Marshall and Putnam counties at its annual award ceremony.

Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, will retain her seat as seat in the Illinois 14th Congressional district, according to The Associated Press which called the race for Underwood in the early morning hours Wednesday.

The Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois, which operates Meals on Wheels, soon will have a new place to call home as CEO Nate Kloster announced the organization’s purchase of the Peru Pizza House.

Donald Trump may have lost in Illinois, but he garnered a big share of votes in the Illinois Valley.

Here’s what we learned from the five races we were watching Tuesday night in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

Here are unofficial results for the November 2024 primary for the La Salle County Board and its chairperson, the La Salle County auditor, and the Bureau County state's attorney and coroner, as well as local judicial races and referendums.

Putnam County residents decided Tuesday they do not want the school district to borrow money and move to a single campus in Granville, according to unofficial results.

Here is a roundup of our coverage from Tuesday night in a variety of races affecting La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

There will be some new faces in key elected positions throughout La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties following the election. Tuesday's unofficial election results may provide some answers to who those individuals may be. Here are 5 local races we're watching closely.

Mother Nature drenched the Illinois Valley on Tuesday morning, but the biggest storm was the one at the polls. Voters shrugged off the rain and cast ballots in potentially record numbers.

Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m. Here is a review of our coverage of contested races throughout La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

The fall program of the Putnam County Historical Society will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Meeting House, 403 Old Highway 26, Hennepin.

Lighted Way Association of La Salle and Executive Director Jessica Kreiser recently received the 2024 Reaching Out and Building Bridges Award for developing partnerships with the city of LaSalle, city of Peru and local school districts to serve special needs students ages 3 to 22

Check trick-or-treat times for communities in and near La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties.

The St. Bede and Henry-Senachwine volleyball teams won regional semifinals Wednesday and will meet for the Class 1A St. Bede Regional title on Thursday.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra is partnering with the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation to support its needs.

A crash involving a sedan and a semi-truck resulted in a death Tuesday on Route 18 near the Putnam and La Salle counties line.

The St. Bede and Putnam County volleyball teams won in the 1A St. Bede Regional, and more volleyball and swimming results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Youth hunters in Illinois recorded a preliminary total of 4,057 deer during the youth deer hunting season Oct. 12-14. Comparatively, youth hunters took 4,576 deer during the season in 2023.

L-P freshman quarterback Marion Persich progressed through the season, St. Bede learned life lessons, Bureau Valley senior Elijah Endress went out with a bang and more in the NewsTribune football notebook.

Early voting is brisk throughout the Illinois Valley – roughly even with the robust early voting in 2020 – and county clerks anticipate turnout well above 70%.

The Bureau, La Salle, Marshall and Putnam Master Gardeners will present Indoor Edible Gardens, a workshop that brings fresh gardening opportunities indoors. Sessions will be at Peru, Ohio, Ill., Walnut, Spring Valley and Marseilles libraries.

Hall-Putnam County ended the season 2-7 after a loss to Rockridge on Friday.

Firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 4 a.m. Tuesday in the duct work at the Marquis Energy Complex in Hennepin.

The La Salle-Peru volleyball team beat Rochelle to secure at least a share of the Interstate 8 Conference title, and more volleyball and swimming results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Illinois Valley Democrats, representing La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties, is scheduled to meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the La Salle VFW, 2325 Donahue St.

The faculty and students of St. Bede Academy have selected seniors Phillip Gray and Jake Migliorini as the 2024-25 winners of the DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) and the SAR (Sons of American Revolution) Good Citizenship awards.

Route 29 is scheduled to open 4 p.m. Monday after it was shut down for a partial collapse of a grain silo at the River Valley Coop Grain Elevator in Putnam, Putnam County Sheriff Josh Boedigheimer said.

The L-P co-op swimming team dominated the Morrison Invite along with volleyball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here is a schedule of events for November 2024 for the Putnam County Library District.

Sandy Miller displayed items Oct. 13 from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution at the Toluca Coal Mine Association’s Coal Mine History Day.

The Putnam County Public Library will host virtually Katie Kucera, ecologist, and Justin Seibert, site manager at the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge in Hennepin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, for a presentation on how the refuge was restored, among other topics.