The Dr. Joseph J. Hohner Scholarship Committee has awarded $59,200 in scholarships to 38 students for the 2026-2027 school year, with individual awards ranging from $600 to $5,000.

The Bureau County Family Health Clinic, which opened in April last year, was created specifically to address growing concerns surrounding women’s health access in Bureau, Putnam and Marshall counties after years of hospital service reductions and provider shortages.

For the 43rd year the Elks of Oglesby Lodge #2360 has once again sponsored The Eighth Grade Ball.

After serving as chief of the Streator Police Department since 2022, John Franklin announced his retirement from the department on Friday, with Deputy Chief Robert Wood set to serve as interim chief while city officials search for a permanent replacement.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer three free dial gauge pressure canner testing days to help ensure home canning process safety.

The Mendota Memorial Day Program will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25 at Restland Cemetery Memorial Gardens, Mendota.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer a diabetes support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 14, in OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center’s conference room C, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota.

The $1 million funding from the “2025 Community Project Funding Request” will help the City of Streator replace the bridges starting in the fall of 2027, with an expected completion time of summer 2028.

The University of Illinois Extension will hold the Canning with Confidence program sessions for community members to learn about safe home food preservation.

There will be a special meeting of the Utica Village Board at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 12.