The Ottawa Noon Rotary Club recently presented a $4,114 grant to the Ottawa Center for the Arts to support exterior signage installation for its Grand Hall and The Abbey venues.

Ashley Zborowski, a registered nurse with OSF Home Health, was named the March 2026 DAISY Award recipient.

Farmers wouldn’t mind a little more rain, but a wet March has effectively snapped a months-long drought across North Central Illinois – indeed, across most of the state.

Sandwich softball topped Streator by one run, Seneca softball moved to 16-0, Fieldcrest baseball bested rival El Paso-Gridley, and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Mendota baseball and softball teams beat Earlville, three L-P softball players hit home runs in a win over Rock Falls and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation announced the establishment of the Support Our Soldiers Field of Interest Fund.

Princeton will be hosting a 2A baseball regional as part of the Chillicothe IVC Sectional and St. Bede Supersectional. Putnam County and L-P will host softball sectionals. See where all of the Bureau County area teams were assigned.

The Dayton man convicted in the Ottawa murder-cremation still thinks he was wrongly convicted, but William Horman no longer is trying to make his case without legal help

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.

Students at Marseilles Elementary were recognized for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above in the third quarter.