NewsTribune-area athletes earn medals at IESA Class 3A state meet
La Salle Lincoln seventh grader Adan Pantoja won three medals Saturday at the IESA Class 3A Track and Field Meet at EastSide Centre in East Peoria. Pantoja placed fifth in the 400 meters in 56.67 seconds. He
NewsTribune Athlete of the Week: St. Bede’s Luke Tunnell
Luke Tunnell has been a solid offensive weapon for the St. Bede baseball team all season. He came through big in the final week of the regular season to help the Bruins claim the Three Rivers Conference
La Salle-Peru High School names Edward and Hilda Snow Scholarship winners
La Salle–Peru High School is announced this year’s recipients of the Edward and Hilda Snow Scholarship are graduating seniors Carlie Miller and Connor Fundell. The scholarship was presented by Tammy Humpage of Hometown National Bank. The scholarship,
Nutrition and wellness educator to lead homemade freezer, canned jam class at IVCC
Join Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman and learn to make homemade freezer and canned strawberry jam. This workshop is for both beginners and experienced food preservers. Work together in the kitchen to process summer-fresh
Hennepin American Legion Post 1044 announces Memorial Day service schedule
The Hennepin American Legion Post 1044 has announced its upcoming Memorial Day service schedule. Services will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 28, at the Florid Cemetery followed by a ceremony at 9:20 a.m. at
Almost done: Utica roundabout to be ready by Memorial Day
The orange pylons and construction barrels come down this week, along with the temporary signage. By Memorial Day, the Utica roundabout will be fully functional. Nate Sell, construction engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, confirmed Wednesday
Stage 212 in La Salle sets auditions for children’s production ‘The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition’
Stage 212 in La Salle announced auditions for the 2023 Children’s Theater production, “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” will take place 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8, and 1 p.m. Saturday, June 10 (attend one) at the theater,
Write Team: Thoughts for Memorial Day
In 1953, poet-critic Randall Jarrell wrote that Robert Frost’s poem, “The Gift Outright,” is “perhaps the best patriotic poem ever written about our country.” I believe that judgment holds, and “The Gift Outright” still stands in that
Guebert plants 48th crop, last as IFB president
Farmer Richard Guebert Jr. recently began preparations to plant his 48th crop, which will mark the last season of his tenure as Illinois Farm Bureau president. But he has no plans of slowing down after completing his
Barn in rural Hennepin lost from fire
A barn was lost in rural Hennepin as a result of a fire that ignited Sunday afternoon from the remnants of a bonfire the previous evening, according a news release from the Granville-Hennepin Fire Protection District. Granville