Malden News

John Eldon Allen, 73, of Wyanet passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Perry Memorial Hospital with his loving wife and daughter by his side.

There were 4,042 fewer students in Illinois last year than the year before, and 109 of those students disappeared from Bureau County.

Last spring, students in third, fifth, sixth and eighth grades took the Illinois Standards Achievement Test in reading and mathematics, while students in fourth and seventh grades were tested in reading, mathematics and science.

Cherry - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. DePue - 5 to 7 p.m. Dover - 5 to 7 p.m. Hollowayville - 5 to 7 p.m. Ladd - 5 to 7 p.m. LaMoille - 5 to 7 p.m. Malden - 5 to 7 p.m. Manlius - 4 to 6 p.m. Mineral - 5 to 7 p.m. Neponset - 5 to 7 p.m. Ohio - 5 to 7 p.m. Princeton - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Colonial Hall - 5:30 to 7 p.m. Seatonville - 5 to 7 p.m. Sheffield - 5 to 7 ...

More people than usual are showing up to get their seasonal flu shots this year, according to Diana Rawlings, administrator of the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department.

Bonny Lou Heitmann, 67, of Princeton, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home in Walnut.

Amen and God bless Neil Johnson on his recent commentary in the Thursday edition of the BCR.

Marion G. Rieker, 80, of East Peoria, formerly of Sheffield, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at Rosewood Care Center in Peoria.

A Dover woman will spend three months in the county jail after pleading guilty to the Class 2 felony of possession of a stolen firearm.

With the new fall television season starting, what show are you most looking forward to watching? "I'm looking forward to "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." I like it because it's about real life and what really happens with teenagers." Rebecca Frank of Princeton "My wife watches the HGTV home improvement shows, so that's what I watch.

LASALLE/STERLING - Six Bureau County women have recently enrolled in the Educators of Beauty Cosmetology College in LaSalle and Sterling.

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Linker of 16822 2900 East St., Princeton, will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

Flash Flood Watch - Bureau Created: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:20 p.m. CDT FONT SIZE: Senior Spotlight - Sam Nelson Name: Sam Nelson.

Flash Flood Watch - Bureau Created: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:20 p.m. CDT FONT SIZE: Senior Spotlight - Sam Nelson Name: Sam Nelson.

The Illinois Commerce Commission has released its latest plan for keeping trains and vehicles separate and safe.

Kendra Cain, 8, of Princeton poses for photographers after winning the title of Little Miss Bureau County Fair Queen during Friday's pageant at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

Kendra Cain, 8, of Princeton poses for photographers after winning the title of Little Miss Bureau County Fair Queen during Friday's pageant at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

Kendra Cain , 8, of Princeton gives her winning smile after being named the 2009 Little Bureau County Fair Queen on Friday evening at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

The Princeton Junior Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of 2009-10 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Prouty Building in Princeton.

Kendra Cain, 8, of Princeton poses for photographers after winning the title of Little Miss Bureau County Fair Queen during Friday's pageant at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.