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
Streator changes Committee of the Whole meeting times to 4 p.m. for remainder of 2023
The Streator City Council agreed to move its Committee of the Whole meeting time to 4 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month.
La Salle County Genealogy Guild to host summer workshop
The La Salle County Genealogy Guild, 115 W. Glover St., Ottawa, will host a summer workshop 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.
Stavanger Lutheran Church to host pork chop dinner
Stavanger Lutheran Church, 2904 N. 32nd Road, north of Seneca, will host a drive-thru pork chop dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.
Ottawa High School graduate receives PEO STAR Scholarship
Ottawa High School graduate Corinne Francis was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood.
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
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.
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.
Homestead Festival to host Lego Design Competition
Rules of the contest are no sets or duplo legos, creations must be titled and the builds must be MOC’s, my own creations. This year’s theme is “Let Your Dreams Take Flight.”