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

The Rotary Club of Princeton has announced that scholarship applications for 2026 are now open.

Jake Siena and Ava Offerman, students at Marquette Academy, have been named Illinois State Scholars.

La Salle-Peru Township High School will celebrate its 2025 Hall of Honor inductees the weekend of Jan. 23-24.

The donation will support services and program needs for the nearly 200 people served by Gateway Services in Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties.

Hall High School has announced its 1st semester principal’s list for the 2025-2026 school year, recognizing students for academic excellence.

Applications must be completed and submitted to the Regional Office by 4 p.m. on April 16. Applications are available at roe35.org.

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of the Illinois Valley, here's what sold for $500,000 or under over the past week.

From Capitol News Illinois: Each letter from the Trump administration cited concerns that Illinois was providing benefits to immigrants lacking permanent legal status, but none provided proof

At the risk of being labeled naïve and unrealistic, I am exploring in this week’s column a reality I have experienced myself on many occasions.