Spring Valley

Check out these decorative Christmas homes and parks throughout the Illinois Valley.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Earlville and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Volunteers helped deliver food to clients on Wednesday, Dec. 18, during the the Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley and the Illinois Valley Food Pantry in La Salle annual Christmas distributions.

The Mendota wrestling team split a pair of duals along with basketball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup

Spring Valley will receive a $600,000 OSLAD grant to help it build new ball diamonds near JFK school.

The ninth annual TUBACHRISTMAS was hosted at Hall High School in Spring Valley, featuring holiday music from tubas, sousaphone, baritones and euphoniums.

Oglesby Ottawa Elks distributed $500 check to each of five local police departments for their Christmas children’s gift giving programs.

A procession of fire trucks, school busses and parents paraded Thursday through Spring Valley with the JFK seventh-grade girls basketball team. The Wildcats will face Mt. Sterling Brown County in the IESA Class 2A State Championship at 7:30p.m.

Lighted parades and Christmas walks in Oglesby and Ladd part of eventful weekend that includes holiday-themed performances.

The ninth annual TUBACHRISTMAS in the Illinois Valley is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at Hall High School, 800 W. Erie St., Spring Valley.

A look at the top volleyball players in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

NCI ARTworks to host an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, for the month-long exhibition called “A Brush with Art,” featuring the work of Bill Swisher of Spring Valley, Earlene Campbell of Princeton and Gayle Akerman of Streator.

Women Inspired Network, a component organization of the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, hosted its 2024 Celebration of Giving Sunday by awarding $9,100 in grants to local nonprofits that empower women and benefit children and teens.

The Wildcats (27-1) will face Mt. Sterling Brown County (26-0) in the state championship game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday

John F. Kennedy School in Spring Valley released its honor roll for the first trimester of the 2024-25 school year.

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

The Christmas Cheer Toy Drive continues. Debo Ace Hardware in Peru got the drive off to a great start.

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

The following marriage licenses were recorded through Dec. 1, 2024, at the Bureau County Courthouse.

Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble will present the 33rd annual Festival of Flutes at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in Peru and Flutes by the Fireplace at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at the Great Hall of the Starved Rock Lodge.

A look at the top boys soccer players in the area during the 2024 season.

Braden Curran hit a 3-pointer with under a minute left, Greyson Bickett made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left and Hall beat La Salle-Peru 55-54 on Tuesday.

The Hall girls basketball team won a nonconference game, St. Bede boys opened Tri-County play with a win and more basketball, wrestling and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The city of Spring Valley is looking into a partnership with an international company that would not only help it trim its energy and infrastructure costs, but also help it find the money to pay for it.

The Hall girls basketball team beat Mendota by one, plus more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Spring Valley celebrated the Christmas season with the Spring Valley Lighted Christmas Parade, the Christmas tree lighting at the Mini Park and other activities.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won in Rock Falls, L-P's Nick Olivero scored 41 points in a win over Plano and more basketball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Hall senior Ella Sterling was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after a strong start to her season at the Princeton Holiday Tournament.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Putnam County-Hall, Mendota and Princeton wrestling teams for the 2024-25 season.

Here are five holiday activities to do this weekend in the Illinois Valley.

Here is a roundup of Christmas activities across La Salle and Bureau counties and some surrounding communities.

A look at the top boys cross country runners in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Jim Dabler saw something in his neighborhood he thought could be better and he did something about it.

The Mendota boys basketball team opened the season with a win in the Oregon tournament and more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A Christmas cookie sale is scheduled 8 a.m. to when it’s sold out Saturday, Dec. 14, the Nativity of Our Lord Parish Hall, 510 Richard Mautino Drive, Spring Valley.

Spring Valley United Church of Christ, 227 E. Erie St., will host its annual Cookie Walk from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

The Ladies of St. George Orthodox Church will host their bake sale 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at the church, 211 E. Minnesota St., Spring Valley.

Here is the list of couples who applied for marriage licenses in La Salle County from Nov. 1 through Nov. 13, 2024.

The Hall girls basketball team won in the Princeton tournament and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Hall boys basketball coach Mike Filippini said the Red Devils have the "most athletic team we've had in a while."

Firefighters contained a fire Wednesday night to the middle of a Spring Valley house undergoing rehabilitation.

This is the first year two Belmont University students were awarded the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board scholarship – and one of them is a Spring Valley native.

Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 announced the hiring of Julie L. DeFore as superintendent beginning the 2025-2026 school year.

The Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley served more than 300 families Wednesday during its curbside Thanksgiving distribution in Spring Valley.

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

The April 2025 ballot is starting to take shape in the Illinois Valley. Here is who filed in La Salle, Mendota, Oglesby, Peru, Princeton, Spring Valley, Streator and Utica.

The City of Spring Valley is weighing options involving federal grants advocated by the nonprofit Trees Forever.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won big in its first game, plus more girls basketball and boys bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

Visitors got a jump start to their holiday season Saturday with a visit to Spring Valley's annual Christimas in the Valley celebration.