Write Team: The colors of our times
How odd it would have seemed 20 years ago if someone didn’t like one of the united states of America not because of its landscape or location but because of the voters who lived there. If you’re
NewsTribune sports roundup for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Chloe Mitchell hit a walk-off double to lift the La Salle-Peru softball team to an 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Geneseo in a nonconference game Tuesday in Peru. Ava Lambert and Callie Mertes each hit a home run
Boys track and field: Athletes from Princeton, BV, Henry looking for return to state
The regular season is over and now boys track and field athletes from around the NewsTribune area and the rest of the state are eyeing a trip to Charleston for the IHSA State Track and Field Meet.
Morrison on the move, will join NUIC in 2024-25
The Morrison Mustangs will be riding off to join the Northwest Upstate Illinois Conference in 2024-25. The Morrison High School board of education made the anticipated move official at its meeting Monday night. Morrison, a charter member
La Salle-Peru High School to host ribbon cutting ceremony for Herbolsheimer Alumni Room
The La Salle–Peru High School Board of Education and administration will officially open the Herbolsheimer Alumni Room on Wednesday, May 17, during the regularly scheduled board meeting. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with the ribbon
O’Connors set up $500 IVCC automotive scholarship
Retired teachers Dan and Verene O’Connor, of Peru, are continuing to support Illinois Valley Community College students through a scholarship. The $500 Dan and Verene O’Connor Automotive Scholarship will be awarded for the first time this fall.
4 displaced after rural Oglesby fire
Four rural Oglesby residents were displaced after an early-morning fire left their home unlivable, Oglesby Fire Chief Ron Popurella said. Oglesby firefighters were summoned at 12:27 a.m. Tuesday to 2376 Route 351. There, Popurella said, four occupants
Bureau County police reports: May 16, 2023
Tyler G. Harris, 32, of Tiskilwa, was picked up by the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office for an in-state failure to appear warrant at 11:14 p.m. on May 11 at 430 W Main St. in Tiskilwa. Shaw Local
Sisters open repurposed furniture shop in Princeton
Sisters Sharon Sarff and Wanda DeLong started repurposing furniture as a means to save money, after they each got married. Now in retirement, Sarff, a retired sales representative, and DeLong, who worked in a school district, have
Peru police to launch ‘Click-it or ticket’ campaign through Memorial Day
Peru Police Department announced Monday it is stepping up enforcement for the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” campaign that will run May 19-30 and reminds motorists to buckle up for safety. “Click It or Ticket” leverages