Princeton

The Princeton Police Department and Princeton Park District are teaming up Tuesday, Aug. 6, to host National Night Out at Zearing Park.

The Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees and staff are celebrating 17 years at the Peru Street location.

The Gold Star 500 might start in Superman’s hometown of Metropolis, but Gold Star Mission’s more than 512-mile Gold Star 500 endurance bicycle ride is honoring real heroes from Sept. 24-28.

The city of Princeton is seeking community volunteers to serve on the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission, Princeton Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission or the Princeton Public Art Commission.

The Princeton Police Pension Board will host a meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at the Princeton Police Department, 615 Elm Place.

The Illinois Valley PADS homeless shelter is another step closer to its goal after the La Salle City Council voted in favor of the city donating $4,000 to the creation of new websites.

The Princeton Community Band, under the direction of Ann Lusher, will present its final concert of the summer season 6 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

Volunteers of Second Story Teen Center in Princeton got their first chance to walk through the new building under construction at 125 S. Main Street.

The Overdrive Monster Truck Show entertained a crowd Saturday at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

Bureau County has completed its tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2020 and prior real estate taxes.

Residents of 11 Illinois counties can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year through the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s agricultural pesticide Clean Sweep program.

The Overdrive Monster Truck Show will bring its show Saturday to the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

The Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St., will host 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, a blood drive for ImpactLife.

The Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St., will host adult coloring night from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday July 31.

From July 24 through Aug. 14, parents should log into their student’s Teacherease account and register their student(s) for the 2024-25 school year.

The Princeton Community Band, under the direction of Ann Lusher, will present a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council, recently awarded $7,000 to support four local nonprofit groups.

Third Friday returns this Friday in downtown Ottawa. The Overdrive Monster Truck Show also is back in Princeton on Saturday.

Join Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman in partnership with Bureau, Marshall-Putnam, and La Salle County farm bureaus for Quick Healthy Meals On-The-Go-Class.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee will be meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the Bureau County Farm Bureau building, 1407 N. Main St., Princeton.

Princeton High School has selected Sarah Scruggs to the Academic and Career Hall of Fame.

The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network is inviting the public to join in from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, celebrating the retirement of former Executive Director Pat Schou at the group’s main office in Princeton.

Bureau-Putnam Area Transit is asking for input via a survey to provide the highest quality of transportation services, the agency said.

Three people face felony drug charges after a drug raid at the house on the 800 block of North Main Street in Princeton.

After closing her consignment store in Rock Falls, Jenny Chagala is reopening the store in her hometown of Princeton.

A 31-year-old Tiskilwa man was sentenced July 11 to 3.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $13,957 in restitution for theft and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle.

The average Princeton water bill will increase about $3 per month under a new proposal.

The city of Princeton sold a surplus property and helped a local business in the process.

The Princeton Area Summer Band under the direction of Steve Olson and Megan Olson performed to a sizable crowd Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.

Follow updates on storms as they move through La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties on Monday night.

A tornado warning was issued until 12:30 a.m. in La Salle and Livingston counties for Streator, Pontiac and Dwight.

An Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is opening in Peru next to Dunham’s Sports at 1610 36th St.

All area veterans, their families and Princeton American Legion Auxiliary members are invited to a complimentary picnic 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at City County Park Shelter, Princeton.

First State Bank locations are hosting a school supply donation drive until Aug. 31.

The Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bureau County Fair invites businesses to order Christmas displays for the annual Home for the Holidays light drive-thru.

The Bureau County Senior Center, 16 W. Marion St., Princeton, will host a smartphone training class 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 18, hosted by Cricket Wireless.

The La Salle County Car and Truck meet is set from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at the Princeton Road Ranger, 2835 N. Main St.

The Friends of the Library Book Sale is scheduled 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday July 25, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday July 26, at the Princeton Public Library, 698 E. Peru St.

Esther Tracy, a Bureau County Genealogy Society volunteer, will present “Virgil Fox and the Community He Loved” at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25.

A large crowd attended the Mike and Joe band during the Down on Main Street Concert series on Friday in downtown Princeton. Mike and Joe are a rock cover band that plays throughout the Midwest.

The Princeton Closet recently awarded scholarships to six students in memory of Shirley and Dale Espel.

The Coalition for Constitutional Rights is hosting the viewing of a documentary film at its monthly meeting.

There has been a long standing outreach ministry to teenagers in Bureau County.

With the IHSA releasing the statewide football schedules, here's a look at some top games in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.

The Prairie Arts Council in Princeton announced it will host the “Bring Him Home: Opera Concert for the Arts,” featuring Princeton’s own acclaimed tenor, Dane Suarez, and pianist, Nick Towns.

The Bureau County Board passed an ordinance Tuesday that gives the sheriff’s office the ability to impound a bus or fine any company that makes an unscheduled drop off of individuals outside of a town’s limits within the county.

Princeton National Night Out will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals.

Entries are being accepted for the 2024 Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Baby Contest.

Crews work on the Second Story Teen Center building on Monday in Princeton. The 6,000 square foot building, located at 125 N. Main St. will increase the capacity for providing numerous educational, mentorship, health, nutritional and social programs for Bureau County youth in sixth through 12th grades.

The American Red Cross continues to stress that blood and platelet donors are critically needed to support lifesaving transfusions this summer.