Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 18,189 wild turkeys during the 2025 spring turkey season. This year’s total compares with the previous record total of 17,208 turkeys harvested in 2024. 

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won discus state titles, five area throwers brought home six medals and St. Bede's Greyson Marincic was runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the IHSA boys track and field state meet.

The Putnam County Public Library District is teaming up with the Peoria Rivermen hockey and the Peoria Chiefs minor league baseball teams to offer young readers a thrilling reward as part of the 2025 “Color Our World – Summer Reading Program.”

The Putnam County Public Library District will host an art workshop, “Foil Fun: Embossed Art,” on Thursday, June 12th at 11 a.m. at the Granville Branch, located at 214 S. McCoy Street, Granville.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will hold the Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club hunter level wingshooting clinic at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. June 14 and 15 at Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club, 1502 Briar Knoll Road, Amboy.

Jake Miller threw a one-hitter to lead the Henry-Senachwine baseball team to a 1-0 win over Putnam County in the Class 1A Putnam County Regional championship.

Alex Rodriguez is returning to state in both throws, taking first place in the discus with a toss of 46.29 meters (151-0) and second place in the shot put at 14.79 meters (48-6 1/4) at Wednesday’s El Paso-Gridley Sectional.

The Putnam County seventh-grade girls brought home four state medals from Saturday’s IESA Class 1A State Track & Field finals in East Peoria with Anni Judd taking part in all four events.

Drew Carlson and Valeria Villagomez were named as 2024-25 Athletes of the Year at Putnam County High School’s awards ceremony.