Country music artist Scotty McCreery will headline the 2026 Marshall-Putnam County Fair concert on Thursday, July 16, at the Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds.

The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Padre Pio Parish will host its 22nd annual Christmas Cookie Sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Sacred Heart parish hall, 206 N. School St., Granville.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a gingerbread decorating workshop at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Granville Branch.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a “Whimsical Winter Bird” craft session for all ages at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the McNabb Branch.

A storm with accumulating snow blanketing Northern Illinois started early Saturday morning and is expected to continue through the evening with peak snowfalls in the late afternoon.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Granville Branch will host a holiday movie matinee at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Members of the Chief Senachwine Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored veterans Nov. 11 at Henry City Park and Henry Cemetery.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of “First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Granville Branch.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank is expected to feed more people this holiday season than in previous years, including the pandemic era, despite government assistance like SNAP reinstated to help put food on the table.