2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (127+ words) starvedrock.media Let the fun begin in Princeton.The 55th Annual Bureau County Homestead Festival opens today in Princeton A Homestead Event lawn fundraiser gets things going at 5 at the Owen Lovejoy Homestead The party kicks into high gear Friday in…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (103+ words) starvedrock.media Utica will once again host a Pow Wow. The Starved Rock Pow Wow is scheduled for this Saturday at Carey Memorial Park. Members of Illinois Valley Intertribal will put on an event featuring representatives from several tribes. The…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (117+ words) Another big donation has come in for the new Dr. Alfred E. Wisgoski Agricultural Education Center at Illinois Valley Community College. Retired IVCC employee Diane Kreiser contributed $5,000 in memory of her parents Laverne and Marjorie Wiesbrock. The Weisbrocks farmed and founded…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (136+ words) starvedrock.media Retired Reverend Owen B Lovejoy will be in attendance at this week’s Princeton Homestead Festival.The festival celebrates the late C Owen Lovejoy and his legacy This Thursday, Owen Lovejoy will be at True Leaves Bookstore…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (168+ words) starvedrock.media There's a lot of history in Seneca. You're invited to a two-day celebration at the home of the Fighting Irish. Seneca Heritage Days are this Friday and Saturday. The event kicks off Friday afternoon with a homecoming parade…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (116+ words) starvedrock.media Princeton's Homestead Festival promises a bit of everything this week in Princeton Things get going Thursday night a fundraiser on the yard of the Lovejoy home There's a golf outing Friday morning, Lunch in Soldiers and Sailors Park…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (109+ words) starvedrock.media The hunt is underway in the Homestead Festival Medallion Hunt sponsored by Central Bank Clues will continue each day until the medallion is found.The person who locates the medallion will receive $1,000 in Princeton Chamber of Commerce gift…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (197+ words) starvedrock.media Five years ago, in a radio-only installment of For the Record, Tom talked about the 20-year mark of 9-11. This week, Tom found that audio file and found it’s still pretty relevant. Here’s a time capsule from…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (148+ words) starvedrock.media Three local groups are getting funds with the help of a local lawmaker State Representative Amy “Murri” Briel said the money is through the Illinois Arts Council to keep the “arts” alive....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (182+ words) Grant Helps Bring New Addition To Naplate's Vittone Park starvedrock.media Extreme Heat Expected to Moderate by Labor Day Grant money has provided a new edition to a Naplate park. The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded a $2k grant…...