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  • "It's A Wonderful Life" coming to Princeton

    Community leaders are taking to the stage and airwaves for a holiday fundraiser. In classic 1940s radio play style… Festival 56 presents “It’s A Wonderful Life” to be ...
  • Kenneth Pierson

    Kenneth Pierson, 82, of Princeton, formerly of Ladd, died Friday, December 3 at Colonial Hall Living Center. Services will be Monday, December 6. Arrangements are through Hurst Funeral ...
  • High School Basketball - Friday 12/3

    High School Basketball - Friday 12/3 Princeton 52 - Mendota 38 (Soph: Mendota 40-38) Rock Falls 49 - Hall 48 IVC 65 - St. Bede 51 Kewanee 65 - Prophetstown 43 LaSalle-Peru 49 - Ottawa 40 Rochelle 81 - Sycamore 52 Newark 110 - LaMoille...
  • Senator Dahl announces resignation

    State Senator Gary Dahl is resigning. The Granville Republican came to the Senate in 2004 after beating incumbent Pat Welch. He was reelected in 2008 but says he's frustrated with the way ...
  • Princeton Fire Department to get new gear

    The Princeton Fire Department was recently awarded over 44 thousand dollars through FEMA’s assistance to firefighter grant program. Chief John Petrakis says they applied for the award in 2...
  • Ruth Ellis

    E. Ruth Ellis, 96, of Bradford died Wednesday, December 1 at Kewanee Care Home. Services will be Monday, December 6. Arrangements are through Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Bradford....
  • Stella Kawich

    Stella H. Kawich, 87, of Van Orin died Monday, November 29. Services will be Thursday, December 2. Arrangements are through Garland Funeral Home in Walnut....
  • Z-98 to take part in Princeton Christmas Parade

    This weekend Z-98 will be in Princeton for the annual Christmas Parade. Look for Chuck O'Brien, Bruce Harrison, Tommy Rose and all the Z-98 elves. Be sure to take a radio along as Z-98 ...
  • Elizabeth Blaine

    Elizabeth L. Blaine, 90, formerly of Ohio died Monday, November 29 at Walnut Manor Nursing Home. Services are Wednesday, December 1. Arrangements are through the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut...
  • Donald "Squeak" Christiansen

    Donald "Squeak" Christiansen, 74, formerly of Walnut died Monday, November 29 in Florida. Arrangements are pending through Garland Funeral Home in Walnut....
  • High School Basketball - Saturday 11/27

    High School Basketball - Saturday 11/27 Sauk Valley Shootout at Sterling Princeton 58 - Dixon 52 Morrison 58 - Newman 52 Sterling 61 - Rock Falls 51 Wally Keller Invite at Wethersfield Putnam County 48 - Bureau Valley 47 We...
  • Mark Clifford

    Mark Paul Clifford, 49, of rural Princeton died Friday, November 26 at home. A mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday, December 2. Arrangements are through Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral ...
  • Patsy Allicks

    Patsy Helen Allicks, 71, of Princeton died Friday, November 26. Services are Saturday, December 4. Arrangements are through Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton....
  • High School Basketball - Friday 11/26

    High School Basketball - Friday 11/26 Sauk Valley Shootout at Sterling 5:00 - Princeton vs. Newman - cancelled Sterling 68 - Dixon 46 Wally Keller Invite at Wethersfield Bureau Valley 53 - Galesburg JV 52 Elmwood 51 - Wether...
  • High School Football State Championship - 11/26

    High School Football State Championship - November 26th CLASS 2A Sterling Newman 48 - Maroa Forsyth 7 *State Champion Comets finish 14-0 Click here for a complete listing of all the IHSA football playoff mat...
  • Lots of preparation goes into free Thanksgiving dinner

    Veggie chopping and rolling silverware is only a small amount of the prep work to get a free thanksgiving dinner underway. Tim and Jim Gorman have been coordinating the dinner for many ...
  • Music and GPA credit coming together at Princeton High school

     Starting next fall, band and chorus students will receive credit towards their grade point average. The school board recently approved the credit decision, but voted down a motion that w...
  • Pastor C. Carl Eklof

    Pastor C. Carl Eklof, 87, died Wednesday, November 24 at Colonial Hall Living Center in Princeton. Services will be Thursday, December 2. Arrangements are through Norberg Memorial Home ...
  • High School Basketball - Wednesday 11/24

    High School Basketball - Wednesday 11/24 Sauk Valley Shootout at Sterling Sterling 63 - Princeton 28 Dixon 59 - Morrison 49 Rock Falls 61 - Newman 41 Wally Keller Invite at Wethersfield Wethersfield 35 - Bureau Valley 30 Elm...
  • Area hunters very active in first half of firearm deer season

    Hunters were very active during the opening weekend of firearm deer season in Bureau County. A total of 1,024 deer were reported over the three days of legal hunting compared to 820 last ...