The Putnam County baseball team has holes to fill, but coach Chris Newsome said the Panthers have a good nucleus of returners and newcomers eager to step up.

The Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum will host its next history lecture about the Daniels pioneer cemetery and how cholera devastated early settlers in La Salle County at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 22.

The Magnolia Fire Department will hold its annual spring chicken supper on Saturday, March 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Magnolia Fire Station.

The Princeton City Council officially approved the business development district following a public hearing during their meeting on Monday night.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Granville Branch hosts a local history presentation, “Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24.

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund has opened its grant application period for arts-related programs and projects scheduled for the second half of the year.

Shaw Local Radio's Dani Holland interviewed Peyton Lamps, who owns Petals by Peyton, in honor of March being National Women's History Month

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on agencies in his administration to set goals for increasing the number of adults in the state with college degrees or other postsecondary credentials

The future of Princeton wrestling is looking bright. A pair of Princeton Logan Junior High School eighth-grade wrestlers - Hawk Amy and Eric Giaquinto - captured IESA State championships on Saturday at the Convocation Center on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb

A team-by-team 2026 season preview for baseball teams across The Times coverage area, including Newark, Serena, Earlville/Leland, Seneca, Dwight, Fieldcrest and Sandwich.