Putnam County

There's another weekend of Halloween and fall activities in store across the Illinois Valley.

Caroline Moskalewicz, of La Salle, was elected freshman representative of the Illinois Valley Community College Student Government Association following recent freshman elections.

University of Illinois Extension invites all current Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers from Bureau, La Salle, Marshall and Putnam Counties to a Cultivating Connections meeting 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the University of Illinois Extension Education Center and Community Teaching Kitchen, 944 First St., La Salle.

An Illinois Valley Community College nursing admission information session will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the main campus.

As part of the One Book, One College community reads program, Illinois Valley Community College will host The Great Book Giveaway from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 3 and 4, in rooms CTC124-125.

High school and junior college results around the area.

To continue providing the highest quality of transportation services, Bureau-Putnam Area Rural Transit (BPART) is asking for your input via a needs survey.

The 5th annual Toy Run, founded by Drew Faletti of Spring Valley, was held on Oct. 3 and raised $15,000 for local charities supporting children in Bureau, Putnam and LaSalle counties.

A look at the top volleyball players in the area.