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The Illinois Valley High School Summer Golf League wrapped up its 2025 season. It consisted of eight rounds at eight different area courses. A total of 40 high school golfers from 11 different schools participated in the league this year.

Shaw Media’s Jeanette Smith has been appointed to Heritage Corridor Destination’s Board of Directors.

The Aftershock 16U softball team finished third with a 9-2 record in the Southeast National Championship 16U B division in Hendersonville, Tenn. with area players from Bureau Valley, L-P, Princeton , St. Bede, Hall and Ottawa.

Performances continue through Sunday, Aug. 3. Matinees at 2 p.m. take place on Saturday, July 26, Sunday, July 27, Wednesday, July 30, Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3.

Princeton High School has selected Christy Joehl as the newest member of the Academic and Career Hall of Fame. Joehl will be honored during a ceremony with the student body on Friday, Sept. 5.

A free community workshop on tips for packing snackle boxes will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug 4, at the Bureau County Farm Bureau in Princeton.

Patrick Smith won’t be taking a different position on the field next spring, but he will have a new title. The Tiger assistant has been named as Princeton’s new head baseball coach, succeeding Wick Warren, who retired after nine seasons.

Chance Blumhorst is going home. The LaMoille head boys basketball coach has resigned after three seasons to take over as athletic director at Mendota High School, his alma mater.

The Princeton Police Pension Board will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. Monday at the Princeton Police Department.

Area students have been recognized at Aurora University, Carthage College, Iowa State University and other schools.

In a celebration of athletic legacy, the Princeton High School cross country teams of 1979 and 1980 will be inducted into the Bureau County Sports Hall of Fame, recognizing their remarkable journey to state runner-up finishes and forging lifelong friendships.

Princeton cross country coach Pat Hodge has made a change to this week’s summer training runs. Runners will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zearing Park with the 7 p.m. session now meeting in front of PHS.

Play of the Day for the Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf on July 22 was “subtract putts.” Anna Flaig took first place, Karen Towns second and Mary Cooney third.

Bureau County has secured a grant from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice to launch a new initiative aimed at expanding access to legal help, Bureau County Circuit Clerk Dawn Reglin said in a news release.

Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Baby Contest has received its first six entries for 2025.

The Starved Rock Bandits, a who’s who softball team from the Illinois Valley with players from Hall, Princeton, L-P, St. Bede and Serena, went 7-0 to win the South East USSSA Nationals last week in Nashville (16U Open) division.

Princeton High School District 500 will hold registration for the 2025-26 school year from July 24 through Aug. 12.

The Starved Rock Bandits, a who’s who softball team from the Illinois Valley with players from Hall, Princeton, L-P, St. Bede and Serena, went 7-0 to win the South East USSSA Nationals last week in Nashville (16U Open) division.

There was a special guest for the first day of the Bureau Valley football camp Monday at Ken Bourquin Field in Manlius. John Elder, father of new Storm head coach Pat, made the 80-mile trip from Alexis to see his son’s new squad in action.

The following cases were considered by the Bureau County Grand Jury on July 18.

Tiskilwa High School “Class of ’75″ will have a get-together for their 50th Class Reunion at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 2. A light lunch will be available for purchase on Friday.

Frank Colmone served as Hall’s Athletic Director from 1970-94, a period which saw the building of the former Red Devil Gymnasium and Hall’s first cinder track. He instituted girls athletics at Hall, the former Hall Shootout and the Colmone Classic basketball tournament

According to the news release, Pampe will offer several services, including osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), preventive care, chronic disease management and mental health care.

PYSL is for children aged four to 14. Players must be four years old by Aug. 31, 2025, and no older than 14 as of September 1, 2012, to enroll. PYSL is located in Princeton. The league accepts players from all surrounding communities.

The drawing took place on Friday, July 18, at McNabb Motorsports.

Wyatt Novotny has a promising senior season on the tee block this fall at Bureau Valley. He’s off to a good start this summer, coming home with a second-place finish at the Summer Armour Nationals in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

The 2025 Manlius Fun Day Parade will be held Saturday, Aug. 2. Lineup starts at 10 a.m. with the parade to start at 11 a.m.

Entries are being accepted for the 2025 Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Homestead Baby Contest.

Gateway Services is hosting an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 18, at 14537 Greenhouse Avenue in Granville, the site of a soon-to-open home in their 24-hour residential program.

Lily Bosnich abd Greyson Marincic were named as the St. Bede track & field MVPs for the 2025 season.

On Tuesday evening, local little leaguers had a chance to take the field with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp baseball team.

Sessions run from early November through mid-May and are held from 8:05 to 10:35 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children may attend on a flexible schedule. The cost is $2 per day.

Girls from around the Illinois Valley teamed up on the Lions Jrs Starved Rock 16 Red club team to a fifth-place finish out of 151 teams in the prestigious AAU Nationals Volleyball Tournament recently in Orlando, Fla.

Vocal soloist and Princeton native Alison Kautz Ayala will be featured in Sunday’s Princeton Community Band concert. She will be singing “You Raise Me Up.” The concert will start at 6 p.m.Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

Authorities have not yet identified the male found dead Friday at a location on West Peru Street in Princeton

This week’s Play of the Day for the Wyaton Hills Ladies Day golf for Tuesday, July 15 was “Partners.” Sue Garvin and Karen Towns took first, Sue Moss and Nita Wyatt were second and Deb Maritz and Dot Hammit were third.

A body found Friday in Princeton has yet to be identified, but authorities say there is no foul play.

Putnam County’s Alex Rodriguez had three top five finishes at USATF Region 7 Meet this weekend at Proviso East High School in Maywood.

Participants will create their own “snackle boxes,” portable containers filled with colorful, nutritious snacks, while learning food safety tips and organization techniques.

Gateway Services is holding an open house at the soon-to-open site of their 24-hour residential program in Granville.

Local first-time author and former librarian Noah Hollinger will debut his fantasy book “The Storyteller’s Guild: The Bag of Secrets” at a book signing 1 p.m. July 26 at Barnes & Noble in Oswego.

Members of the Bureau Valley FFA chapter were honored at the 97th annual Illinois FFA State Convention held June 10-12 in Springfield.

The PHS cross country team will hold runs this week, meeting at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday

The Ladd Police Department recently announced it will partner with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and over 200 law enforcement agencies to increase speeding enforcement as part of the “Speeding Catches Up With You” campaign.

Register online now for Princeton Youth Soccer League through July 31.

DePue native Nancy Biagioni was the recipient of 2025 Gift of Sight Award, the Eye Bank Association of America recently announced.

The Howard name was a fixture in athletics at Princeton High School in the 1960s. Bill was the first to suit up for the Tigers, graduating in 1960, followed by Bob (1962), Corby (1964), Tim (1968) and Jim (1970), setting records in track and competing in football, basketball.

Home gardeners struggling with tomato plants can learn how to troubleshoot common issues at an upcoming free workshop hosted by the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Program at the Henry Public Library.

The 21st annual “Convoy Against Cancer” Big Truck Show is set to return to Ladd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, raising funds for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.