Walnut

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

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

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

Here are the unofficial results for the 2024 November election for the Whiteside and Ogle county boards and referendum questions for Whiteside County, the Walnut Public Library District and Amboy Fire Protection District.

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

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.

The American Red Cross will be conducting a pair of blood drives through November in Bureau County.

The following marriage licenses were recorded Sept. 10-Oct. 2, 2024, at the Bureau County Courthouse.

Oktoberfest is not limited to human parties, Ottawa's Barktoberfest is proof of that. Along with Barktoberfest, there are fall/Oktoberfest celebrations planned in Princeton, Marseilles and Walnut over the weekend.

The eighth annual Fall Fest on Main will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Liberty Square, hosted by the Walnut Chamber of Commerce.

State Sen. Win Stoller, R-Germantown Hills, announced his staff will be on hand throughout the 37th District during the month of October for traveling office hours, including stops in Bureau and La Salle counties.

Shows will be held in Walnut, DePue and Princeton

The following property transfers were recorded Aug. 19-31, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

The Rotary Club of Walnut will present the inaugural chili supper, dessert auction and music bingo Saturday, Nov. 9.

The Bureau County Health Department announced flu shot clinic dates.

A rural Princeton house fire Tuesday morning is believed to be accidental in nature.

The following property transfers were recorded Aug. 1-15, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

The following property transfers were recorded July 16-31, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

The following property transfers were recorded July 1-15, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

Bureau Valley schools will host their annual backpack night Monday, Aug. 12.

The following marriage licenses were recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse from June 27 through Aug. 8.

A Walnut woman has been sentenced to 30 months of probation in connection with a 2022 case that initially charged her with sexual misconduct with a person with a disability.

There were 728 registrations this year, smashing the previous record of 541. This included participants From Luxembourg to Massachusetts to California with representation from two countries, 17 states, and 115 cities.

The following property transfers were recorded June 17-30, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office

Looking to celebrate Independence Day? Here are some of the festivals, parades and fireworks planned from Wednesday, July 3, through Sunday, July 7, in La Salle, Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties.

Here are 5 things to do in the Illinois Valley, including fireworks displays in Utica and Walnut this weekend - and a look ahead to county fairs in La Salle, Marshall and Putnam counties in the week ahead.

The Walnut Days Celebration is scheduled Friday, July 5, through Sunday, July 7, featuring several activities, a parade and fireworks.

Monier, 32, had a 50-percent chance to carry the SOD1 ALS gene. A year ago, she bravely was tested for it and found out she does carry the gene.

Here is a schedule of fireworks in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties, as well as some neighboring communities for the 2024 summer season.

The Walnut Days Celebration Chaddy Memorial Car Show is scheduled Saturday, July 6, at 323 S. Main St.

The following property transfers were recorded May 16-31, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

They’ve now lost 22 family members to the dreaded disease, including their mother, Jan, in 2013 at age 59, their grandfather, Mick Payne, and uncles, Jeff and Jay Payne.

The following marriage licenses were recorded between May 8 and June 12, 2024, at the Bureau County Courthouse:

Connor Scott, a Bureau Valley High School graduate, received a check for $1,000 from the Walnut Masonic Lodge.

Bureau Valley North Elementary School, 323 S. Main St., will host its annual Walnut 5K Run or Walk for ALS at 8 a.m. July 6.

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

All proceeds will benefit ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research.

Alan E. Thompson Jr., 52, pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence in connection with the collision that killed Timothy D. Gonigam, president of Astec Mobile Screens, in 2021.

Bureau County Farm Bureau is in the process of relaunching the Young Leader committee, specifically targeting members 18-35 year olds with an interest in agriculture.

All graduates of Walnut High School are welcome to attend the WHS Super Reunion on Friday, July 5, at the Deer Valley Country Club in Deer Grove.

Campers will be assigned to an older mentor and will learn how to various maintenance, up grades and how to install various replacement parts to a vehicle, have daily field trips to area automotive related shops and attend nightly Bible study.

After more than 25 years, the Sturtevant Haunted Farm near Walnut will bring the scares no more.

The following property transfers were recorded April 18-30, 2024, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

The Princeton Public Library set up its Library Road Trip stamp station.

St. John the Evangelist Church of Walnut will host pancake and sausage breakfast 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 7.

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

Bureau Valley (Walnut and Wyanet) preschool screening for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, will be Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 202 S. Fourth St. Manlius.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the courthouse for Feb. 16-29, 2024

Walnut Public Library will present “The Journey of Mollie’s War: WACS and World War II” at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6.

Ella Thacker was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Diversified Agricultural Production.