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The Bureau Valley softball team played Ridgewood, the defending Class 1A State champion, to a 1-0 loss on Tuesday. Two days later, it was a whole different story when the same two teams met Thursday at Manlius. The Storm had just two hits with eight errors, falling 11-1.

Bureau Valley's Logan Philhower had two hits and two RBIs while striking out nine batters in five innings to pick up an 8-0 win over Galva in a Lincoln Trail Conference crossover at Manlius. Blake Foster also had two hits and two RBIs

True Leaves Bookshop in Princeton will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day – a nationwide event honoring the magic of indie bookstores and the communities that support them – from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

State Sen. Li Arellano Jr., R-Dixon, announced more than $34,00 in state-sponsored library grants were awarded to public schools throughout his district, including five grants in Bureau County.

A team of local bankers traded their business suits and computers Tuesday for work gloves and trash bags.

Seven athletes from Princeton High School were celebrated with a special signing ceremony to commemorate their future college plans Tuesday evening at Prouty Gym. The group signing ceremony, the first held by PHS, was attended by friends, family and teammates.

Princeton senior catcher and leadoff man Ace Christiansen had reached base 12 straight times heading into Monday’s game with nine hits and three walks. To no coincidence, all three games were Tiger wins.

Princeton's Avah Oertel blasted a solo shot to lead off the fourth inning and pitched seven shutout innings in relief to send the Tigresses to an 8-2 victory over Newman.

Here’s a look at Bureau County baseball leaders through April 21, including players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

The Princeton Tree Board led a successful effort to plant 100 trees Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery.

An Easter egg hunt presented by the Princeton Rotary Club brought out families Saturday to Soldiers and Sailors Park.

Festival 56/PrincetonTheater Group will present The Michigan MOMsemble Celebrates Mother’s Day at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3.

The Sheffield Easter egg hunt winners, sponsored by the Sheffield Lions Club and the St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus were Daelyn Price, Emilia Bell, Quinn Swearingen, and Willow Cole.

Princeton's Camryn Driscoll won the 100 (13.07), 200 (27.58) and 400 (1:02.45) to lead the host Tigresses to a narrow second-place finish while Cade Odell won the shot put in his first outdoor meet of the season and final Ferris Invite.

The Gamers Guild Lounge, 104 N. Main St., Princeton, offers tabletop gaming, video gaming and virtual reality games.

Here’s a look at Bureau County softball leaders through April 19, including players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Festival 56 in Princeton will offer up to three youth ages 14-22 the opportunity to work as paid apprentices with the resident professional company with various aspects of theatre production.

The Illinois Valley Democrats including La Salle, Bureau, Putnam counties is scheduled to meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at La Salle VFW, 2325 Donahue St.

The Princeton Invite dates back to 1953 for the boys and 1989 for the girls. It has run annually with the exceptions of rainouts in 1957 and 1979 and and a two-year pause due to COVID in 2020 and 2021.

A tornado watch is in effect for Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Woodford and Whiteside counties until 11 p.m. Sunday; and La Salle, Grundy, Lee, Livingston, Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois counties until 4 a.m. Monday.

La Salle-Peru softball captured the Woodstock tournament with wins over Crystal Lake South (12-0), Montini Catholic (5-0) and Woodstock North (3-2). The L-P, PC and Mendota baseball teams win. This and more in tonight's roundup

Luke Smith pitched a one-hit shutout over five innings to lead Princeton to a 10-0 victory at Prather Field. The Hall, St. Bede and Bureau Valley baseball (two) and Princeton and Bureau Valley softball teams all win. This and more in Saturday's BCR roundup

Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing walked away with three individual wins by sweeping the throws and winning the high jump in Saturday’s Rollie Morris invite at Hall High School. But he was more happy that he helped Bureau Valley win the meet.

It’s easy to see that Lily Bosnich likes the Rollie Morris Invitational at Hall High School. The St. Bede junior stole the show by winning all four events she competed in, leading the Bruins (77) to a third-place finish

Princeton High School will have a special signing day on Tuesday for its senior athletes who are moving on to play at the collegiate level

Jordan Reinhardt is a thriving senior athlete at Princeton High School. Thirteen years ago, at age 5, Reinhardt survived a scary Easter Day four-wheeler accident at a family gathering with his cousins.

After Tuesday’s special meeting, which included a 1 hour, 15 minutes closed session with the Princeton City Council and City Manager Theresa Wittenauer, the City Council put an emphasis on better communication moving forward to avoid what recently transpired.

The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation is offering $42,000 in grant money to educators.

Thirteen schools are set to compete in Saturday’s Rollie Morris Invitational at Hall High School, including ALO, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Streator and St. Bede. Field events start at 10 a.m. with track events starting up at 11 a.m.

Hall's Jack Curran stroked a two-run triple as part of a four-runs first inning to send the Red Devils to a 7-2 nonconference win over former rival Sterling at Sterling.

The following property transfers were recorded March 17-31, 2025, at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

There are more Easter egg hunts this weekend, including a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt in Hennepin and an underwater egg hunt in Princeton. The Easter bunny is even planning to skydive into Skydive Chicago on Easter Sunday.

The Bureau Valley boys track and field team ran away with the championship at the Amboy Invite while the BV girls took second. The L-P girls and boys track teams ran at Plano. On the diamond, PC baseball and softball and Henry-Senachwine softball teams all win.

A look at today’s BCR cancellations, postponements and schedule changes include:

A look at St. Bede school records which date back to 1970 in the pole vault

The Down on Main Summer Street Concert Series in Princeton is set to return this summer.

COUNTRY Financial and the Bureau County Farm Bureau have decided on five recipients this year for their 2025 Community Impact Grants.

Drake Taylor had two hits and four RBIs, including a 2-run triple to lead Bureau Valley to victory in a Lincoln Trail Conference game at Manlius. The Storm softball team fell at Newman while PC downed Hall in softball

The LaMoille High School bass fishing team competed in their first tournament of the fishing series with Bass Nation at Lake Springfield "dealing with 25 mph winds that were present. A very tough task.”

With City Manager Teresa Wittenauer’s future on the agenda for a special meeting Tuesday, the Princeton City Council opted to keep her onboard after a 1 hour, 15 minutes meeting behind closed doors with her. More than 100 people showed up in overwhelming support of her.

The Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Ave. W., Princeton, will host an underwater Easter egg hunt at 4 p.m. Friday, April 18.

Nellie Roberts Curiosity Shop, 625 N. Main St., Princeton, recently opened a new antique mall, joining other area antique and collectable stores in the city.

Hall High School conducted its annual National Honor Society ceremony on April 9 in the Richard D. Manahan Auditorium at the high school. 

Hall Athletic Director Eric Bryant said the new Red Devils football coach will be named April 23. That same night, Bureau Valley’s new coach could be approved as well at its board meeting.

The River Bend Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be distributing food Thursday, April 24, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

izzaq Zrust pitched a one-hit shutout in a four-inning game, striking out nine as Hall beat Kewanee 15-0. The St. Bede baseball and Princeton girls soccer teams win. This and more in tonight's BCR roundup

Tayton Kays (five RBIs) and Traxton Mattingly (three RBIs) hit homers to help power Putnam County to a nonconference win at Amboy. This and more in tonight's NewsTrib roundup

Princeton's Tyler Forristall was unhittable for most of the game Monday against Mendota. The junior southpaw took a perfect game into the fifth inning, a no-hitter into the sixth and shutout into the seventh on the way to a 6-2 victory

The Princeton City Council adapted its agenda for Tuesday’s special meeting to include public comment prior to its discussion of the further employment of City Manager Theresa Wittenauer.

IVCC finished 4-0 over the wekend at Peck Park in Ottawa in an event featuring the Arrowhead Conference vs. the Sky Conference with a pair of victories on Sunday. The IVCC mens tennis team splits its pair of meets at home.