After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, the First Congregational Church of Bureau will be hosting its annual Fall Festival Dinner and Bazaar at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 in the fellowship hall at 101 W. Nebraska St. in Bureau.

Illinois Valley Community College will host two transfer day events, State University Transfer Day from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, and Private Illinois Colleges and Universities Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in room CTC124.

The village of Cherry will be reading water meters from now to Friday, Sept. 30.

The program for the month will feature the Hocus Pocus Hags. The group originates from the Illinois Valley and are a group of ladies having fun as a German witch-dancing group.

The Walnut Chamber of Commerce has announced the sixth annual Fall Fest on Main will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 at Liberty Square.

The Sturtevant Haunted Farm opened this week at 16783 Route 92, Walnut.

The Bureau County Home and Community Education group will host an international lunch at noon on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the University of Illinois Bureau County Extension Office at 850 East Thompson St. in Princeton.

A malfunctioning electric fireplace created enough smoke this morning that 10 people at an assisted living center in Dalzell had to be evacuated, but all were returned unharmed in four hours.

Patrons have until Sept. 30 to sign up for a library card and enter the drawing for one of three $50 chamber dollars gift certificates. The library will have treats available throughout the day and the drawing will be at 3 p.m.