The Putnam County Library District will host a pair of special programs the week of Dec. 9.

Putnam County High School held a ceremonial lighting Nov. 21 of the auditorium.

The Putnam County Public Library is inviting the community to stop by the Granville Library, 214 S. McCoy St., Dec. 2-7 to help decorate the library Christmas tree. Refreshments will be available for decorators.

The Putnam County Public Library District has on display at its Hennepin headquarters a Cherry coal mining collection. An anonymous patron donated this collection to the library recently.

Hunters in Illinois garnered 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 22-24. Deer hunted in Bureau, La Salle and Putnam counties was down from the previous year.

The Putnam County Library District will be closed at noon Friday, Dec. 13, for a staff meeting. It will reopen Saturday, Dec. 14. The library also will be closed Dec. 24-26 and Dec. 31 for the holidays.

The Marshall County Historical Society Museum is showing artifacts from the St. Joseph Church of Henry in its front window.

Putnam County Junior High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

Five students from the Putnam County High School graduating class of 2025 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars.