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Bill Booker retires as St. Bede baseball coach
After more than three decades and nearly 600 wins as a head baseball coach, Bill Booker has retired, St. Bede announced in a press release Friday.
Riverdale back on top for 2025-26 BCR Three Rivers All-Sports Title
Riverdale High School used first-place finishes in boys track and softball this spring to clinch its second BCR’s Three Rivers All-Sports Championship in three years. Sherrard (77) was second and Princeton (72) was third.
Huge step taken at Mendota’s next Habitat for Humanity build
In just two days, the walls and trusses of the Habitat for Humanity of La Salle-Putnam-Bureau Counties build at 1205 Jefferson St. were added to the concrete slab of the eventual three-bed, two-bath home. The anticipated completion…
Streator Fire looking into hazmat equipment, training center repairs
The Streator Fire Department is looking to use grant money buy new equipment while some repairs to its training center following damage caused by a burst pipe last winter.
Final 2026 BCR softball leaderboard
Here’s a look at the area Bureau County softball leaders for the 2026 season from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede
Shepherd’s Makenna Moore repeats as IESA pole vault champion
The Illinois Elementary School Association completed its 2025-26 school year with the Class 3A/4A IESA State Meet at Eastside Centre in East Peoria, with multiple area large-school student-athletes capturing all-state honors.