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St. Bede defeated Putnam County on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

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Local educators featured in our Thank you teachers special section in the Bureau County Republican and Putnam County Record.

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Marquette defeated Putnam County 11-1 in five innings on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at June Cross Field in Ottawa.

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Area athletes competed in the Rollie Morris Invitational boys and girls track meet on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Hall High School.

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Putnam County defeated Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10-5 on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Woodland High School.

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Putnam County defeated Hall 6-5 on Monday, March 17, 2025 at Putnam County High School.

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Putnam County High School and school students, staff along with emergency personnel participated during the Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics on Friday, March 14, 2025, at Putnam County High School.

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Nearly 200 students from schools across the Illinois Valley competed in the 19th annual Edible Car Contest on Wednesday in the cafeteria at Illinois Valley Community College. Schools from Princeton Christian Academy, La Moille, JFK in Spring Valley, Putnam County schools, Trinity Catholic Academy, Oglesby Washington, La Salle-Peru High School, DePue School and Ottawa High School all participated in the contest. Cars must be built entirely from food items edible to humans. Prizes were awarded for design, creativity, detail, nutrition, speed and best overall.

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Amboy/Ohio beats Putnam County 51-33 to advance to the Thursday's final during the Class 1A Regional semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.