Heartland Bank and Trust Company has announced the 2022 recipients of the Delyte K. and Robert I. Zearing Scholarship of Jasmine Valdez, Katelyn Pullam and Reese McDonald.

Putnam County High School will host freshman orientation from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12. During the event, students will be introduced to key individuals, hear about academics and extracurricular opportunities.

Two new 4-H Ambassadors Mikenna Boyd and Ryan Carlson were inducted at the Marshall-Putnam 4-H Show on July 19.

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Many local families embraced the weekend heat for fun during the Granville Days celebration.

Putnam County Property Transfers.

“Disney’s The Lion King, Jr.” will be presented at Aug. 11-14 at Stage 212, 700 First St., La Salle.

Because of a strong community response, a Show and Enroll event has been added for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Illinois Valley Community College’s Ottawa Center, 321 W. Main St., Ottawa.

Hennepin Fall town-wide garage sales will take place on Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24.

Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District is set to offer participants a conservation camp in a box. The office has built the box in hopes to help the end of summer pass a bit better.