The St. Bede Bruins baseball team took a spring trip to Tennessee, playing five games and seeing the sites around the Memphis are, and enjoyed some famous Memphis BBQ. St. Bede junior Stuart McGunnigal chronicled the Bruins' spring trip for the BCR.

Crews are beginning to place bricks on the exterior of the La Salle-Peru Township High School’s new Agriculture Center, located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Creve Coeur streets in La Salle. The $8 million agriculture center is taking shape and is expected to be completed by the start of the 2026-2027 school year.

A look at the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

Participants can pick up their race day packets prior to race day from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 in the Earlville School East Gym parking lot, or on race day at 8 a.m. in the parking lot.

A $7,500 grant is expected to help spark new business growth in Ottawa through a collaborative effort focused on supporting local entrepreneurs.

The plant sale began as a fundraiser to support the guild’s operating expenses and activities and educational programs in 1998.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer a diabetes support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, in the OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center’s conference room C, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota.

The Mendota Historical Society will hold a “Dr. Letitia Westgate: Medical Pioneer” program led by author Denise Moran at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Mendota Museum and Historical Society’s program space.

The University of Illinois Extension will hold a free Tomato Troubles educational program from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Oglesby Public Library, 111 S. Woodland Ave, Oglesby.