Jefferson Elementary School first-graders Alexis Hinckley (front left) and Catherine Miller (front right) read from a choice of 100 books during Thursday’s school-wide celebration of 100 Days of School. Other activities for the first-grade students of teacher Lori Jacobson included making 100-link c
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PRINCETON — Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that goes for the descriptions of winter too.Some people may view winter 2012, with its mild temperatures and little sno
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Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series focusing on Bureau County schools which have been named to the Illinois 2011 Honor Roll for academic achieveme
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The Hall Lady Red Devils put the finishing touches on the regular season Thursday, defeating the Midland T-Wolves 54-36 in Tri-County Conference play at Varna.
Hall held the T
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PRINCETON — Robert M. Dall, 83, of Princeton passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Heartland Health Care Center in Henry.
He was born June 14, 1928, in Dallas, S.D., to George
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PRINCETON — Robert Jay Pritchard, 90, of Princeton passed away Thursday, Feb 2, 2012, at his home.
Arrangements pending at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton.
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PRINCETON — Bureau County United Way will host a dinner, dance and auctions March 10 at Wise Guy’s Bar and Grill in Princeton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.The $25 per person e
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Performances setPRINCETON — “The Cotton Patch Gospel,” featuring music and lyrics by Harry Chapin, will be presented as a one-man musical by Phil Kaufmann at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at
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TISKILWA — Crossroads High School will host an open house for prospective students and their parents from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Feb. 20, President’s Day, at the school. Schoo
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Bureau Valley High School Art 4 students (front row, from left) Hannah Wirth and Bailey Roberts; and (back row) Olivia McDonald, Cassie Olson and Cristin Reilly display some o
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• Happy birthday to Katherine Doll! Hope you have a fun day Bucca! Love, The Brokaws.• Happy 60th anniversary on Monday to Gratice and Wilbur Albrecht. From your family and fr
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• Happy 10th birthday to Hayleigh Brokaw! We love you bunches, Daddy, Mommy and Calvin.• Happy 10th birthday to our little volleyball player, Hayleigh Brokaw! Hugs and kisses,
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On behalf of Princeton Residents for Self-Reliance, I am inviting you to attend an important town hall meeting. At this meeting, we will be sharing with you some of the financ
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You readers are probably expecting me to write about football since “The Big Game” takes place this weekend. Well, I’m a Chicago Bears fan so my NFL season actually ended a fe
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BETTENDORF, Iowa — The Family Museum is located on the Learning Campus next to the Bettendorf Public Library and Information Center. Sitting just off 18th Street and Spruce Hi
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LASALLE — The Stage 212 box office has announced there are still tickets available for “The Spitfire Grill,” the heartfelt and inspiring musical by James Valcq and Fred Alley.
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OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Midday Connection, a non-denominational Christian Women’s Group, invites all women from the Illinois Valley area to come to its monthly luncheon and
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CHERRY — The Cherry United Church of Christ will sponsor a chicken dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at JT’s in Cherry.Tickets are $6. Dinner includes chicken or chicken strips,
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