River Valley Players, based in Henry, is celebrating its 49th season with "Shrek, the Musical" a stage adaptation of the 2001 hit film starring Mike Myers as the curmudgeonly but ultimately kind-hearted ogre.

The Henry-Senachwine volleyball team advanced to the TCC Tournament final, the L-P co-op swim team beat Sterling and more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Earlville volleyball team, behind the strong serving of Jacey Helgesen and strong hitting of Bailey Miller, topped Leland 25-15, 25-23 in Tuesday's Little Ten Conference match in Earlville.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Tuesday's Mendota at Princeton volleyball match. The Tigresses won 25-15, 25-12

Princeton celebrated its six seniors in a dominating way, defeating Mendota 25-15, 25-12 in its final Three Rivers East match of the season.

The North Central Regional Betterment Coalition and collaborators will host its 11th annual Discover Manufacturing Career Expo on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Illinois Valley Community College and various regional manufacturing facilities.

The Chief Senachwine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently held its regular meeting Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Henry Public Library, 702 Front St.

Items on sale include various books, puzzles, comic books, and DVDs. The sale proceeds will support the library’s operations. Accepted methods of payment include cash.

Congratulations to these 23 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 7 of the 2025 high school football season