Bureau News

Tourism's impact on the Sauk Valley is substantial. Last year, the Polo-based Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitors Bureau pegged tourism revenue at $132 million for Lee, Whiteside, Ogle and Carroll counties combined.

Rachel Starkey of Princeton submitted this photo of her daughter Zoe with a large goldfish she caught this summer in the Hennepin Canal at Bureau.

Name: Staci Sundberg. Address: Arlington. Age: 33. Family: Husband John; children Clay, 9, Ian, 4, Tate, 2. Occupation: Director of Child Development Center at Easter Seals of La Salle and Bureau Counties.

Joe Littiken and Deena Hesselgrave, both eighth-grade students at Cloverdale Middle School, were recently selected as winners of the Lugar Essay contest at the county level.

Joe Birkey of Birkey & Noble, Princeton, the village auditors, presented good news to the Walnut Village Board this week about its annual audit.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau will hold its township caucus meeting for the purpose of nominating the directors from the townships listed below at 10 a.m. Dec.

This week I have to get a short little vent in. I have many pet peeves, but my most perturbing one is being ignored! And I know I am not the only one who is having issues with this as many others have commented on it as well.

Sixth-grade accelerated Language Arts students at Ira Jones Middle school culminated their study of the novel "A View From Saturday" by hosting a tea party.

The North Central Illinois Council of Governments will celebrate its 30th year of operation at its annual dinner today, Thursday, at Wise Guys Bar & Grill in Princeton.

Last week, I was in Bloomington for the November Resolutions Committee meeting. The meeting was moved from a Wednesday/Thursday meeting to a full day on Monday in order to allow everyone to spend the other two days in the field where they are much needed.

Honor guard member Wes Lundsberg puts on a pair of white gloves before a service Thursday at the St.

The Princeton Veterans' all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast will be from 7 a.m. to noon Nov.

The Hall Township Food Pantry is once again asking communities and organizations to become an “Adopt a Basket” sponsor.

Harvest Season Permits. What can I say other than it is confusing!! I have heard rumor that some have bought "harvest season permits". Well here is what I can tell you about them.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau, in conjunction with Henry, Knox and Stark County Farm Bureaus, the University of Illinois Extension Bureau and Henry-Stark Units, as well as Black Hawk East, is coordinating a series of three equine seminars coming up in November.

SYCAMORE – DeKalb County Juvenile Court Services is looking for some partners.

The Bureau, Henry and Stark County Farm Bureaus will be hosting a Defensive Driving Course from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov.

This month is National Pork Month. This year it is even more important to promote National Pork Month.

In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau will issue a call to action for every resident of our nation: Be counted! Why? It will determine the distribution of $300 billion annually of government funding for critical community services and generates thousands of jobs across the country.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau, along with Marshall-Putnam and Stark County Farm Bureaus will be hosting a College Open House Day for Agriculture from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov.