Free boating safety class to be offered at Illinois Waterway Visitor Center
OTTAWA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will offer free safe boating class at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center. The class is open to everyone age 11 and older. Students under age 16 should be accompanied
$15,209 prize awarded in Mendota Sweet Corn Festival 50/50
More than $16,500 of prizes total were given away Sunday in the 2023 Mendota Sweet Corn Festival 50/50 drawing.
Cheri Russell wins her fourth IV Women’s Golf Invite
Cheri Russell won the Illinois Valley Women’s Golf Invitational for the fourth time with an 83 on Sunday at Wyaton Hills Golf Course. Deer Park won the Gross Team title and Wyaton Hills won the Net Team
Photos: Mendota Sweet Corn Festival hands out sweet corn, hosts parade
The Mendota Sweet Corn Festival concluded its festivities Sunday with a parade and free sweet corn boil.
Bureau County Sheriff’s Department report: July 2023
The Bureau County Sheriff’s Department report for the month of July 2023 was approved by the Bureau County Board on Tuesday, Aug. 8. The report included the following statistics for calls during the month.
Putnam County issued tentative property assessment for 2023
Assessments in Putnam County are at 32.93% of market value, based on sales of properties in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Last year’s equalization factor for Putnam County was 1.0000.
Putnam County issued tentative property assessment for 2023
Assessments in Putnam County are at 32.93% of market value, based on sales of properties in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Last year’s equalization factor for Putnam County was 1.0000.
Bureau County Senior Center to host bouquet-making class Aug. 15
The Bureau County Senior Center will host Good Scents for a bouquet-making class at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 16 W. Marion St. in Princeton.
Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary opens applications for long-term youth exchange
Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary will begin accepting applications Tuesday, Aug. 15, for potential outbound students in the Long-Term Youth Exchange for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group to host Alzheimer’s Association speaker Aug. 21
The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group is scheduled to meet 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, at the upper level of the Peru Public Library, 1409 11th St.