The Putnam County Public Library District will launch a community book club series in January 2026 as part of its America250 programming, celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Country music artist Scotty McCreery will headline the 2026 Marshall-Putnam County Fair concert on Thursday, July 16, at the Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds.

The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Padre Pio Parish will host its 22nd annual Christmas Cookie Sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Sacred Heart parish hall, 206 N. School St., Granville.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a gingerbread decorating workshop at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Granville Branch.

Heavy snow continues to fall across the Illinois Valley on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Roads are snow-covered. A total of 7-11 inches of snow is possible for the region with higher amounts further west.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a “Whimsical Winter Bird” craft session for all ages at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the McNabb Branch.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Granville Branch will host a holiday movie matinee at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Members of the Chief Senachwine Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored veterans Nov. 11 at Henry City Park and Henry Cemetery.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of “First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Granville Branch.

The Putnam County Public Library District has launched a Little Free Pantry at its Granville branch to support community members facing food insecurity or hardship.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood reported seeing holding areas at the ICE facility in Broadview that 'did not meet ICE’s detention standards.'

The Hennepin Park District will host a Movie Mania for pre-school through eighth-grade students beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, in the park district’s Community Room, 326 Milan St., Hennepin.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host folk musician Lee Murdock for a Great Lakes-themed holiday concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Granville branch.

The Chief Senachwine Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Friday, Dec. 5, at 11:30 a.m. at the Lake Thunderbird Clubhouse, 2 Thunderbird Dr., Putnam.

The University of Illinois Extension Marshall–Putnam Master Gardeners will partner with the Marshall–Putnam 4–H to offer a "Gathered Treasures" Holiday Centerpiece Workshop for youth ages 5 to 18 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Marshall-Putnam Extension office.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Condit Branch will host a screening of “Lifeline: Pearl Harbor’s Unknown Hero” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.

State Sen. Sue Rezin. R-Morris, traveled to Washington, D.C. to lead a two-day series of discussions with lawmakers, utility leaders, grid operators, and energy experts from across the country.

The Marshall-Putnam University of Illinois Extension recently recognized Marshall and Putnam counties’ 4-H members’ achievements during an award ceremony held Sunday, Nov. 2, at Henry Presbyterian Church.

Here are Shannon Jenkins' photos of Tuesday's Putnam County Junior High eighth-grade night.

The Putnam County Library will close for staff training on Dec. 5 and after noon on Dec. 12.

Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator Susan Glassman will offer a program for community members to learn how to create their own holiday charcuterie board.

The United Methodist Church Choir and Bells will host a cookie walk from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the church, 421 E. Court. St., Hennepin.

For the 38th consecutive year, the Putnam County Food Pantry is teaming up with Toys in the Pantry, local organizations, businesses, churches and schools to deliver Christmas baskets to families struggling this holiday season.

Region 3 will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Bureau Putnam Area Transit, 535 Elm Place, Princeton.

Putnam County High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

The Putnam County Public Library District will screen “Bearing Witness: Native American Voices in Hollywood” at the Condit branch at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Condit branch will screen “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Granville branch will screen “Warrior Tradition” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.

The Putnam County Public Library District will virtually host film historian Brian Rose to discuss the beloved holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.

PCJHS has announced its honor rolls for the first quarter.

Henry Presbyterian Church will host a two-hour Holiday Seminar designed to help people cope with grief during the holiday season.

Starved Rock State Park, the most visited state park in Illinois, hosted 180 University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists and staff on Oct. 9 and 10 for their annual state conference.

Granville American Legion Post 180 and the Putnam County VFW will hold a Veterans Day observance on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

The AARP is hosting a driver safety program at the Putnam County Community Center.

Henry-Senachwine High School will stage of a production of “Cinderella” from Dec. 6-7.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, Putnam County Rotarians will join in the observance of the day by sharing purple “End Polio Now” balloons and information from 8-10 a.m. at Granville National Bank and First State Bank in McNabb, and from 9-11 a.m. at the Putnam County Library in Hennepin. 

Heritage Tractor will host a Halloween Howl event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at all its dealership locations.

The Granville Sacred Heart Holy Name Society is accepting phone orders for its homemade sausages.

The Marshall County Master Gardeners recently named Terry Lueders as the recipient of the Outstanding Master Gardener award.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free screening of the NOVA documentary “A to Z: The First Alphabet and How Writing Changed the World” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the library’s Granville branch, 214 S. McCoy St.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free screening of the documentary “The Poisoner’s Handbook” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the library’s Condit branch, 105 N. Center St., Putnam.

The Putnam County Library District will hold a “Suspense and Psychological Thrills: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock” program at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Putnam County Community Center.

The Putnam County Library District will hold a “Bake Your Way Through the Holidays” program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, online via Zoom.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free screening of the PBS documentary “Poison Squad” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the library’s Granville branch, 214 S. McCoy St.

The Putnam County Public Library District will hold a free screening of the documentary “The Herculaneum Scrolls” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the library’s Condit branch, 105 N. Center St.

The Putnam County Public Library District will host a free picture postcard presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, online via Zoom.

The Putnam County Food Pantry will partner with local schools, churches, and organizations to prepare Christmas baskets for needy Putnam County families.

The Illinois Valley Herb Guild will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Putnam County Community Center on 1st Street.

Al Cioni Ford in Granville recently accepted non-perishable food donations from community members as part of its “The World’s Largest Dealer Food Drive” to support the Putnam County Food Pantry.

McKee was elected during the association’s annual convention held Sept. 18 through Sept. 20 in Kansas City, Missouri.