Grand Ridge Grade School announced its honor roll for the 3rd quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

Illinois Valley Community College is hosting a panel of local lenders April 28 to help aspiring entrepreneurs navigate the biggest obstacle to starting a business: securing capital.

The recognition of half a century of dedication and passion for Starved Rock featured speakers, photos and memories from Grivetti’s time at the park and as the leader of the foundation.

The Ottawa Concert Association will present “Divas of Soul,” a tribute concert featuring award-winning vocalist CeCe Teneal, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at Central School in Ottawa. The performance closes the 2025-2026 concert season.

The L-P girls track and field team won its invitational, Princeton girls soccer won its tournament, Geno Dinges threw a two-hit shutout for St. Bede baseball and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Ottawa, Seneca and Newark softball, Streator and Marquette baseball and Ottawa girls soccer were among the winners in a jam-packed Times Saturday Roundup.

Cayden Benavidez knew what he needed to do and did it. He came through in the clutch for Princeton by delivering a game-winning sac fly for a 9-8 Three Rivers Conference crossover victory over Sherrard on Saturday at Prather Field.

In a long-anticipated move, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints recently announced Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis.

Carol Wiedmann (R-Earlville) was appointed Thursday, April 9, 2026, to the La Salle County Board.

“We are the last generation of American children who will ever know what true boredom felt like. And that seemingly small detail may be one of the most significant losses in human history.”