2025 NewsTribune boys cross country preview capsules
A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Amboy co-op and Henry-Midland boys cross country teams entering the 2025 season.
Retired teachers invited to Sept. 17 meeting at Princeton Library
To make reservations for the luncheon, contact Connie Espel at 815-303-8982 or via e-mail at cespel@ivnet.com by Sept.10.
Wanted: Designs for Mendota’s pavilion
Got an idea on what Mendota’s forthcoming pavilion should look like? Reimagine Mendota is accepting proposals until Sept. 8.
“An opportunity I’d never get again”: Local veterans take dream flights in Peru
A group of nine local veterans took to the skies Tuesday morning at Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru as part of Dream Flights, a national program that gives older veterans the chance to experience a ride
Third annual Princeton Bike Fest rolls into town this weekend

Harvest Baptist in Ottawa to launch King’s Kids Program on Wednesday

2025 NewsTribune boys cross country preview capsules

Retired teachers invited to Sept. 17 meeting at Princeton Library

Wanted: Designs for Mendota’s pavilion

Man charged in shooting death of 11-year-old boy playing ‘ding-dong ditch’ prank

Authorities have filed murder charges against a man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who had been ringing doorbells with friends as part of a prank. The suspect, Leon Gonzalo Jr., was arrested and booked at