The Friends of Extension and 4-H who help to support outreach educational programs for University of Illinois Extension – Bureau County and its 4-H/Youth Development Program invites individuals to participate in a cash raffle fundraiser.

To ensure safety in the home canning process, pressure canner dial gauges should be tested once per year.

Princeton High School named its Top 10 students for the 2024-2025 school year.

The Covered Bridge Quilter’s Guild will host its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at the New Hope Church of the Nazarene, 30 N. Sixth St., Princeton.

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First responders are cleaning hydraulic fluid Monday in a half mile stretch on Route 251 in the area of the U.S. 6 bridge to the Seventh Street bridge in Peru after an incident involving a John Deere tractor and its farm equipment.

First responders were dispatched at about 1 p.m. Monday to Interstate 80 near Plank Road in Peru for a crash. So far, the injuries are believed to be minor, officials said.

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A long line of cars stretching a half mile long waited in line to drop off electronics during a free electronics recycling drive on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Bureau County Highway Department in Princeton.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will present its 75th anniversary season finale concert, “A Dazzling Finale,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre at Illinois Valley Community College.

Each year, Rotary Clubs are invited to apply for a district grant involving a project that reflects the mission of The Rotary Foundation.