Seneca softball ran its perfect start to the season to a dozen wins, Ottawa boys tennis dropped a close match and more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Johnathon Stunkel and Rudy Villagomez combined for a three-hit shutout to lead the Panthers to a nonconference victory at Ken Jenkins Field in Granville.

The University of Illinois Extension recently held its annual Oglesby Agronomy Summit for Illinois farmers, ag professionals and community members.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Hennepin branch, 214 N. Fourth St., recently announced two events it will host during the third week of April.

Putnam County Junior High School recently had sixth-grade students participate in the annual Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award program to encourage student reading and develop statewide children’s literature awareness.

The JOY senior group will meet on Wednesday, April 15, at 1 p.m. at Park Place in Streator for a program on birding basics.

Ottawa sophomore Georgia Kirkpatrick scored five goals and assisted on another to help the Pirates defeat Streator 7-1 in Saturday's match at King Field in Ottawa.

A look at the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

We are proud to honor 25 of The Times area's top boys basketball players from this past season, including first-team standouts from Woodland, Ottawa, Streator, Marquette and Newark.

We are surrounded by storytellers. All ages. Different agendas. We need to think hard about the story being told, especially stories that trigger us.