The Chief Senachwine Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, held its February meeting at the Henry Public Library with Regent Jean Galetti presiding.

Annie from Shaw Local Radio interviewed Dr. Ed Monroe from A Lifetime of Smiles. February is Children's Dental Health Awareness month, and they talked about first visits, making a child comfortable with the dentist, preventative measures, and Invisalign versus braces

La Salle-Peru Township High School seniors Ryia Boaz and Collin Kalsto were crowned Daisy Mae and Li’l Abner at the school’s 2026 Sadie Hawkins Dance.

Officials running the Bureau County Fair announced that country band Sawyer Brown and Lonestar will headline the annual fair this summer.

Alfano’s Pizza has its frozen pizzas available to purchase at Hy-Vee in Peru.

The coffee shop, which has two locations in Ottawa and one in Peru, will open this spring or early summer at 522 S. Clark St., the former Nonie’s Bakery & Cafe, with which Jeremiah Joe has had a partnership since 2020.

Central Bank Illinois recently announced that it made a sizable donation to the Princeton Foundation.

The Friends of Princeton Public Library will be hosting its Spring Book Sale over March 26-28 in the Library’s Friends Sale Room.

The U.S. war in the Middle East "will affect oil prices significantly because of the uncertainty,” said Oguzhan Batmaz, assistant professor of economics at Lewis University in Romeoville