Streator’s Josie Goerne is the 2024 Times Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Streator girls soccer sweeper Josie Goerne was named the Bulldogs’ team MVP, first-team Illinois Central Eight All-Conference and Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-Section and, now, the 2024 Times Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
Baseball: Bureau County players earn 2024 Three Rivers East All-Conference honors
Senior pitcher Max Bryant, junior outfielder Jack Jablonski and freshman infielder Luke Bryant of Hall, junior catcher Ace Christiansen and junior infielder Jordan Reinhardt of Princeton and junior infielder Eljiah Endress of Bureau Valley were chosen unanimously.
Baseball: Bureau County players earn 2024 Three Rivers East All-Conference honors
Senior pitcher Max Bryant, junior outfielder Jack Jablonski and freshman infielder Luke Bryant of Hall, junior catcher Ace Christiansen and junior infielder Jordan Reinhardt of Princeton and junior infielder Eljiah Endress of Bureau Valley were chosen unanimously.
Don Finley to rejoin Oglesby City Council
Former Oglesby Mayor Don Finley is returning to city government.
College update: Kelly VanDenBussche’s senior golf season has a nice ring to it
In the last round of her career, VanDenBussche, a former BCR Golfer of the Year from Princeton, ended with a 95 (+23). Three days later, VanDenBussche exchanged her golf clubs for a wedding ring, marrying Mike Boustrom,
College update: Kelly VanDenBussche’s senior golf season has a nice ring to it
In the last round of her career, VanDenBussche, a former BCR Golfer of the Year from Princeton, ended with a 95 (+23). Three days later, VanDenBussche exchanged her golf clubs for a wedding ring, marrying Mike Boustrom,
Food trucks, craft beer and more at Ottawa’s inaugural Infinity Food Festival
More than 30 food trucks will flock to the Jordan Block and Washington Square to serve cuisine celebrating a variety of flavors and ethnicities.
Israel announces four more hostage deaths, including 3 older men seen in Hamas video
The Israel Defense Forces announced that four Hamas hostages being held in Gaza “are no longer alive,” after being taken on Oct 7, 2023. Three of the men, identified as Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Haim Peri,
Vice President Kamala Harris to represent U.S. at upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland
Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the United States at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, taking place in Switzerland on June 15th. Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will join Harris as part of the U.S.
WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings agree to record-setting $140M contract extension
Wide receiver Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a four-year, $140 million extension on Monday. Jefferson’s deal averages $35 million per season, surpassing Nick Bosa’s $34 million average as the highest by