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Princeton’s Morgan Richards, Caden Brooks named to dean’s list
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Two students from Princeton have been named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges.
Morgan Richards, a freshman elementary/middle education and special
education major from Princeton, was named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year.
Qualification for the dean’s list are limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To
PUTNAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT SCHEDULE
Granville library to screen ‘Building the Eiffel Tower’ on June 24
The Putnam County Public Library District invites the public to a matinee screening of “Building the Eiffel Tower” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the Granville Branch, 214 S. McCoy St.
Travel to 19th-century Paris and discover the daring engineering feat behind one of the world’s most iconic landmarks. This 53-minute documentary explores the vision for and construction of the Eiffel Tower, built in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair.
Rated PG, this documentary offers a compelling look at the genius of Gustave Eiffel and the team that brought his towering dream to life. The film is presented through public performance rights provided by Kanopy. For information, call 815-339-2038.
Putnam Co. libraries host ‘Roadside Attractions’ on June 24
The Putnam County Public Library District invites the public to a nostalgic virtual presentation, “Roadside Attractions,” with pop culture historian Leslie
Goddard at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 24.
Have you ever slept in a wigwam, posed with a giant Paul Bunyan or ventured into the mouth of an oversized alligator? Since the 1920s, America’s roadsides have been dotted with quirky, whimsical landmarks designed to catch the eye and stir the imagination.
Though many of these eccentric sites have faded from view with the expansion of interstate highways, thousands still charm travelers across the country today. In this virtual program, Goddard explores the history and enduring appeal of roadside attractions.
This free program will be held via Zoom. Registration is required at https://tinyurl. com/292kka3d. For information, call 815-339-2038.
McNabb library hosts June 25 blow paint workshop
The Putnam County Public Library District invites children and families to a hands-on art adventure, Blow Paint Monster Masterpieces, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the McNabb Branch.
be eligible, students must have earned at least a 3.5 semester grade-point average and carried a minimum of 12 credits.
Caden Brooks was named to the McKendree University spring 2025 semester dean’s list for earning a GPA of 3.60 or higher.
Using just a straw and some imagination, kids will create wild and wacky splatter designs by blowing paint across paper. Then they’ll bring their creations to life by adding googly eyes, zany features and personalities. This free craft program is open to young artists of all skill levels. All supplies will be provided.
For information, call the Putnam County Public Library District at 815-339-2038.
Make wearable art June 26 at the Granville library
The Putnam County Public Library District invites the community to Crayon Chic: Wearable Art, a hands-on craft program at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Granville Branch, 214 S. McCoy St., Granville. Participants turn broken crayons into bold and beautiful wearable art. Using heat to melt vibrant crayon fragments, attendees will create unique charms to wear as an accessory or for a handcrafted gift. The program is open to children 8 and older, teens and adults. For information, call 815-339-2038.
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La Salle County MAGA caravan and rally
By KYLE RUSSELL Shaw Local News Network correspondent
The La Salle County Republican Committee held a caravan and rally for President Trump’s birthday and Flag Day at Jamie’s Outpost on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Utica.
The caravan paraded through cities and towns throughout La Salle County. The caravan met back at Jamie’s Outpost for cake, a 50/50 raffle, silent auction and guest speaker Jeannie Ives.
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LEFT: Many cars participate Saturday at the Trump Birthday and Flag Day Caravan and Rally return
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Princeton voices opposition to Trump’s policies at ‘No
‘Civil rights, health care, individual rights – we’re doing it all over again,’ one protester says
By MARIBETH M. WILSON mwilson@shawmedia.com
“I feel like we’re doing the same thing we did back in the 1960s.”
That’s what Marcie Moore of Princeton said during the “No Kings” protest Saturday, maintaining the messaging has remained the same throughout the decades, but the country has regressed.
“Civil rights, health care, individual rights – we’re doing it all over again,” she said.
More than 100 people gathered at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rotary Park in Princeton for the “No Kings” protest.
Demonstrators displayed signs with messages ranging from “Rage Against Fascism” to “No Human Being is illegal on Stolen Land,” while chanting “No more Kings.” The rally was one of thousands set to take place Saturday across the United States to voice opposition against President Donald Trump’s policies.
Christian Oliveras, of the Sterling and Rock Falls area, said he traveled more than an hour to fight against the administration’s blatant disregard for constitutionally protected rights.
“We’re not okay with the division,” he said. “Especially people being detained without due process. … They are not upholding the laws. I feel like we need to send a message saying we need to uphold what’s been written in the Constitution.”
As a Puerto Rican, Oliveras brought his passport with him to the protest and he carries it with him daily. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and residents are U.S. citizens.
“I know that by coming here, there’s a chance that, if there is an ICE agent here, I will be targeted because of my skin color,” he said.
Although Oliveras said he’s heard stories of people being detained who have proper documentation, like passports.
“Not being given that process and not being able to prove that I’m a U.S. citizen and instead being deported to God knows where,” he said is a fear he lives
with daily.
Mary Gapinski of Spring Valley said the tipping point for her was the arrest and deportation of noncriminals.
“I’m also holding my breath on the bill that will change Medicare,” she said. “I’m a nurse, and a lot of the doctors believe in universal health care, that I work with. Well that’s not happening. So I’m holding my breath on how that will change.”
The majority of demonstrators said they had reached out to their local representatives or said they were happy with the way their representatives were handling the Trump administration.
“I got a letter back from Senator Dick
Durbin,” said Lynn Fuerst of Lake Thunderbird. “He said, unfortunately, the Senate and the House of Representatives are run by Republicans, but hopefully we can change that by the next election.”
Moore said we can’t afford to rest following the nationwide demonstrations; they are just there to bring visibility and enable other people to feel free and step up.
“We can’t just lay down and let this happen,” she said. “Keep on it. Keep our politicians accountable. … For too long people have not been involved in politics because it’s too sticky. It’s our duty to be aware of what’s going on.”
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Protesters flood Rotary Park on Saturday at the No Kings protest in Princeton.
The next time someone wishes you good luck, embrace it
Life might not be predictable, but television drama often is.
Let me describe the scene we often see. We get to know and become attached to the main characters, but then there is this special emotional moment between two of the characters. Something is said or done and there’s a sudden bond between them. And there’s hope for more.
That’s when my wife turns to me to say one word that I already know is coming: “Dead.”
Sometimes I say it first, but we both have come to recognize those revealing moments in a TV drama that are actually setting the stage for one of the characters to get killed off. We laugh about it, but too often I sense this feeling of doom in my real world. Call it twisted superstition. I am not comfortable even talking about it because it enhances a sense of irony.
It’s like waving goodbye to someone at the airport and saying, “Don’t worry. It’s been a long time since this airline has had a plane crash.”
Yeah, maybe irony is the keyword
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here. I was in the news business for so long, it shouts at me because I have seen many ironic twists in tragic news stories. People who die in auto accidents on their birthday are a prime example.
So I find myself imagining tragic headlines in my own life. Which is why I try to be careful about what I say out loud. (And yeah, I am thinking it anyway.) I think superstitions sneak into our thoughts whether we invite them or not. But it’s not my intent to worry you.
Actually I want to flip the coin on the whole ironies in life thing. I grabbed this thought from a Facebook post. (Yes, I do that a lot.) But it has me thinking about the detours in life. The roads taken, but more so the roads not taken.
The post kicks off with a quote
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from Winston Churchill, who said, raising his glass, “I prefer not to wish anyone health or wealth – but only luck. Because most people on the Titanic … were both healthy and rich. But very few of them were lucky.”
Many on the Titanic were in the wrong place at the wrong time. That’s how luck can work or call it fate, kismet, karma, whatever. Things happen for a lot of reasons, many of which we cannot control. (Speaking of irony, the Titanic had earned the reputation of being “practically unsinkable.”)
Then the Churchill quote was followed by these examples of amazing good luck:
“A senior executive survived the 9/11 attacks because he took his son to his first day of kindergarten? Another man lived because it was his turn to grab doughnuts. One woman survived because her alarm didn’t go off. Someone else was late because of a New Jersey traffic jam.
“One missed the bus. Another spilled coffee and had to change clothes. ... A man who wore new shoes to work that day. On his way,
his feet hurt. He stopped at a pharmacy to buy Band-Aids. That’s what saved his life.”
The person who wrote the original post came to this conclusion:
“Now, when I’m stuck in traffic … when I miss the elevator … when I forget something and have to turn back … when my morning just doesn’t go as planned … I try to pause and trust: maybe this delay is not a setback. Maybe – it’s divine timing. Maybe I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.”
Well, we often don’t see the alternatives, do we? I don’t really know if that flat tire was a blessing. I’m left with that worn-out saying: “It is what it is.”
But know this. If I ever say to you, “Good luck.” I really mean it.
• Lonny Cain, retired managing editor of The Times in Ottawa, also was a reporter for The Herald-News in Joliet in the 1970s. His PaperWork email is lonnyjcain@gmail.com. Or mail the NewsTribune, 426 Second St., La Salle IL 61301.
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Festival 56 box office opens for summer season
SHAW
Festival 56 will open its box office for the 2025 summer season from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the Grace Theater in Princeton.
Presented by the nonprofit Princeton Theater Group, the summer season will run from June 27 through Aug. 3 and will feature five productions: the musicals “Hairspray,” “Carrie” and “The Little Mermaid,” as well as Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and a series of cabarets.
Tickets cost $33, $30 for seniors and $17 for students with a student ID. Cabaret tickets cost $15.
Tickets may be bought online or at the box office, open from 3 to 6 p.m., Tuesdays to Saturdays, or by calling 815-879-5656.
Starved Rock hosts Junior Ranger Day on June 28
By TOM COLLINS tcollins@shawmedia.com
Junior Ranger Day will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center.
Park staff invites families to a day of educational fun for kids behind the Starved Rock Visitor Center.
More than 20 organizations will set up outdoor educational stations covering topics such as outdoor recreation, nature education, history, geology, conservation, safety, hunting and fishing at this exciting and free annual event for families.
Kids also can request the Junior Ranger booklet and, upon completion, receive their very own Junior Ranger badge from a park ranger. The event is open to all ages and will take place just behind the Starved Rock Visitor Center along the sidewalk or main trailhead.
Serenity Monuments
Day will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the
For information, visit festival56.com or contact Tracy Makransky at tracymakransky@ gmail.com or 815-876-6303. Send obituary information to putnamobits@shawlocal.com or call 815-632-2534. Notices are accepted until 5 p.m. Friday for Wednesday’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at shawlocal.com/putnam-county-record, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation.
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Extra snapshots at Princeton’s No Kings rally
Come to PCCC to talk to Lori Angus, a member of Alternatives who has worked in Eldercare of 30 Years, she brings expertise from Minnesota where she helped develop the first Caregiver Coaching program in the nation. Lori knows firsthand what it means to be a caregiver. In 2013 her mother was diagnosed with Frontal Lobe Dementia (FTD). Because she held her mother’s POA, she faced the tough decisions that many of you are facing. She knows the sacrifice it takes to be a caregiver, having left her full-time position after twenty-six years so that a part-time job would allow her to spend every weekend in the Quad Cities. Lori grew up in the QC and returned last year. She looks forward to meeting caregivers and helping them care for their loved ones.
She is at PCCC on June 24, 2025 from 10:30 am – 11:00 am
On this same day, come meet Jessica Dove and her Therapy Dog Hobo. They volunteer through Alliance of Therapy Dogs, visiting all kinds of places. Hobo, a black lab, and Jessica received their therapy certification and also received their AKC Canine Good Citizen Certification.
Jessica & Hobo will be here at 12:30 pm Please call 24 hours in advance to reserve for lunch.
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Protesters hold signs at the No Kings protest Saturday at Rotary Park in Princeton.
SPORTS
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1960: Arnold Palmer beats amateur Jack Nicklaus by two strokes to win the U.S. Open. 2000: Tiger Woods turns the 100th U.S. Open into a one-man show, winning by a 15-stroke margin – the largest in any major championship.
Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame night brings laughs and tears
Sportswriter Charlie Ellerbrock, Hall teammate Derek Baird fondly remembered
By KEVIN HIERONYMUS khieronymus@shawmedia.com
Shaw Media’s Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet always comes with a lot of laughs and smiles and fun remembrances each year.
This year’s sixth annual event also came with sorrow and sadness Thursday at the Auditorium Ballroom in downtown La Salle.
One of the honorees, Charlie Ellerbrock, who told the stories of many of this year’s Hall of Fame class, died in February. The 1997-98 Hall Red Devils state runner-up basketball team took its enshrinement with a heavy heart with the loss of its teammate and dear friend, Derek Baird, to cancer last October.
Ellerbrock, this year’s Distinguished Media honoree, was fondly remembered. He covered Illinois Valley sports for 50 years for the NewsTribune, Bureau County Republican and the Times of Ottawa. He developed personal relationships with the teams and athletes he covered, and they loved him back.
“This one’s not easy losing a good friend of all of ours,” emcee Lanny Slevin said.
Members of the Red Devils basketball team, by chance, were assigned to table No. 33, Baird’s uniform number.
“It’s hard. We miss him. He was a big part of what we did,” Hall team member Ryan Anderes said of his lifelong friend and neighbor.
Baird’s widow, Maria, and his parents, Rich and Lorna, accepted the award on behalf of the team and their loved one.
Longtime Princeton volleyball coach Rita Placek returned to Hall of Fame night just two years after her 1990 state champion Tigresses were enshrined. She shared how she expected to be a cheerleading coach when she started her teaching career in 1974, but with the passing of Title IX, she picked up all three girls’
sports to coach.
She found her niche in volleyball, compiling a 495-178-14 record in 25 seasons at PHS, guiding three teams to state with 15 regional and district titles and nine sectional championships.
She said coaching volleyball was both challenging and rewarding.
Known as the Blue Bullet for his blazing speed, Ken Bourquin was an all-state running back for Walnut High School, leading the state in scoring his senior season in 1952 with 175 points.
He went on to play for the University of Illinois and Western Illinois before launching a 38-year coaching career, most notably at Manlius, where he led the
Red Devils to a 34-1-1 record from 1969-72.
The Bureau County Hall of Famer became the first head coach at Bureau Valley High School in 1995.
“I really enjoyed coaching, especially the kids. That’s why I did it for 38 years,” Bourquin said.
Gary Vancil impacted Ottawa High sports for 30 years. In 13 years as head basketball coach, he led the Pirates to 13 regional championships, two sectional titles and a state appearance in 1985. His Pirates compiled a 45-game win streak at home at Kingman Gymnasium.
Vancil said he was fortunate to come to Ottawa and be able to pick the brains of coaching greats Gil Love and Dean Riley.
Roger Essman was hired as football coach at Earlville only to have the program dropped. He turned to coaching junior high boys soccer, which laid the groundwork for one of the most successful tenures in the state.
He led the Red Raiders to five regionals and two sectionals with back-to-back runs to state in 2006 and 2007. Between Earlville and Paw Paw, he had a 465-26328 record, ranked third most in state history.
“It was amazing how the community adapted to soccer and the kids got better and better,” he said.
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Former Walnut athlete and Bureau Valley coach Ken Bourquin talks with emcee Lanny Slevin during the 2025 Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet at the Auditorium Ballroom in La Salle.
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Glen Mudge was named All-State in his senior basketball season at L-P in 1977, graduating as the Cavs’ scoring leader with 1,392 points, now third in school history. He went on to play two years for IVCC and was inducted in the IBCA Hall of Fame in 1988.
Mudge said it was fun playing at L-P and the competition was good in the NCIC.
Joe Perona (Class of 1987) was a threesport star at St. Bede. He went on to play baseball for Northwestern University, where he was named a two-time All-Big Ten selection and team MVP. He shared his experiences playing minor league baseball for five seasons after being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1991 and the challenges he faced trying to break in, reaching Class AA.
Lonnie Hewitt said he didn’t have any idea he was going to be a high jumper until he tried it in Galen Nord’s PE class at Buda Western and proved to be a natural. He became a three-time IHSA state high jump champion, a feat matched only by the legendary Dwight Eddleman of Centralia, and a two-time All-American for Augustana College.
The Bureau County Hall of Famer was an IHSA girls basketball official, capped by three state finals appearances.
Bob Newell had a legendary career coaching baseball with 704 wins, the 21st most in IHSA history, including 568 victo-
ries in 35 years at Henry-Senachwine from 1966-2000. He led the Mallards to state appearances in 1979 and 1993.
“Dad loved baseball and sharing his passion with his players,” LeeAnn Meinhold said of her father. She was presented the scorecard of her dad’s final victory at the state tournament in 1993 by Slevin, who had saved the memento over the years.
The 2025 induction class brought two of the finest female athletes to play for Mendota High School, Jackie Stroyan-Maynard and Jaci Bice.
Stroyan-Maynard was a three-sport standout at Mendota, leading the Spikers volleyball teams to back-to-back state tournament appearances in 1980 and 1981 (placing second). She was a two-time allstate selection and crowned the state discus champion.
She went on to play volleyball for ISU and was inducted into its Hall of Fame. At 24, she became volleyball coach at Illinois Wesleyan, where she spent eight seasons.
“I had a lot of great memories and moments,” Stroyan-Maynard said.
Bice was a four-time NewsTribune Girls Basketball Player. She led the Lady Trojans to back-to-back state appearances, including a fourth-place finish in 1998-99, finishing with a school record 2,111 points.
She moved to IVCC to be a two-time NJCAA All-American and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where she was a two-time AllArmy choice.
The 1997-98 Hall team was brought to the podium by their trademark intro
music, “Welcome to the Jungle.” Eric Bryant’s Hustlin’ Hall Red Devils were ranked No. 1 from the preseason on in 1997-98, making a return to the Class A state title game. They finished 32-1, falling to Nauvoo-Colusa 45-39 in the state finals.
Coming off their runner-up finish the year before, team spokesman Adam Curran said they entered the season with the expectation of winning a state championship.
Nick Sterling, Anderes and Curran said the Red Devils formed a brotherhood that carries over today.
“We cared about winning and about one another,” Curran said.
The 1973-74 Ottawa Marquette Crusaders also had a run to the state championship game, falling to Lawrenceville 54-53 in the state title game to finish 29-4. They defeated defending state champ Ridgeway and Quincy Catholic to make the title game.
The Crusaders, like the Red Devils, created a tight bond.
“We played for each other,” Marty Brown said.
Lifetime Achievement Award
DePue native John Cruz is this year’s winner of the Lanny Slevin Lifetime Achievement Award. He coached baseball in the Illinois Valley for 51 years at the Little League, American Legion, high school and collegiate levels.
“I am grateful to be recognized for my contributions to the game of baseball. I was able to do something I loved for 51
years and none of that would have been possible without the kids and coaches that were with me for this incredible journey,” Cruz said.
Legacy Award
This year’s Legacy Award winners, Fran Cahill and George Meagher, were inducted posthumously.
Cahill, a LaSalle-Peru star, played football and baseball at NIU after serving in World War II, leading the NCAA in receiving yards (876) and TD catches (11) as a senior in 1951. He was named to the NIU’s All-Century football team in 1999.
He was selected by the New York Giants in the 1952 NFL Draft and signed as a free agent with the CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats.
Joe Cahill, who accepted the award in honor of his father, said he always “talked more about his teammates than himself.”
Meagher rose out of DePue to achieve national acclaim, setting a national prep long jump record and competing against Olympic legend Jesse Owens for Notre Dame.
The Bureau County Hall of Famer was a star in football, basketball and track and field. He claimed 42 first-place medals, leading the Little Giants to four Bureau County track championships and was crowned as the 1932 state long jump.
A lifelong physician, Meagher practiced medicine in his hometown of DePue until 1959 and in Peoria from 1960 until he died in 1996. Hall of Fame committee member Tom Dobrich of DePue accepted the honor on behalf of the Meagher family.
Scott Anderson
Members of the 1997-98 Hall boys basketball team were recognized during the 2025 Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet. The team honored Derek Baird, a member on the team who died from cancer in 2024. The Baird family accepted the award in his honor.
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Claims against the estate may be e-filed in the Office of the Circuit, Clerk, Civil Division, Putnam County Courthouse, 120 N 4th Street, Hennepin, Illinois 61327, or with the representative or both, within 6 months from the date of first publication of this Notice If claim notice is personally mailed or delivered to a creditor of the above estate, then claim must be filed in the aboveentitled cause within 3 months from the date of mailing or delivery, whichever is later. Any claims not filed within the above periods are banned. E filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with lim ited exem ptions To e file you must first create an account with an efiling service provider Visit https://efile. illinoiscourts.gov/ service- providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www illinoiscourts.gov/F AQ gethelp.asp
Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Repres entative and to the Attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.
Dated this 29th day of June, 2025.
Bernabei, Balest ri, & Fiocchi Attorney for the Estate 329 W. Dakota Spring Valley, IL 61362 (815) 664-2358
(Published in Putnam County Record Jun. 18, 25, Jul. 2, 2025) 2252456
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
PUTNAM COUNTYIN PRO BATE NOTICE OF CL AIM DAY
Case No. 2 02 5PR2
ESTA TE O F LARRY
J. BALLE RINI, DECEASED
AU GU ST 3 0, 2 023
Notice is given of the death of the above and that Letters of Administration were issued on March 24, 2025, to Administrator -
ESTA TE O F LARRY
J. BALLE RINI, DECEASED
AU GU ST 3 0, 2 023
Notice is given of the death of the above and that Letters of Administration were issued on March 24, 2025, to AdministratorDeborah Jones. Repres ented by Attorney Patrick O'Shaughnessy of the Janssen Law Center, 333 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois. Claims may be filed within 6 months from the date of the first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred as to the estate which is inventoried within that period
Claims against said estate may be filed on or before said date in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Putnam County Courthouse,Hennepin, Illinois, and copies thereof mailed or delivered to said legal representative and to said attorney of record
DATED: May 27, 2025 s/ Patrick S. O'Shaughnessy
Attorney: Patrick S. O'Shaughnessy oshaughnp@ janssenl aw center. com Janssen Law Center 333 Main Street Peoria, IL 61602 309/676- 2341
(Published in Putnam County Record June 4, 11, 18, 2025) 2248507
PU TNAM COUNTY
SH ERIF F'S OF FICE
ACCE PTING BIDS
Sealed bids are being accepted for a 2012 Ford Explorer, m ileage 123,938, sold as is Bids can be mailed to the Putnam County Sheriff' s Office, P.O. Box 177, Hennepin, IL 61327. Vehicle can be viewed at the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, 120 N. 4th St, Hennepin, IL Bids are due by 7/18/2025 at 1:00pm. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reserves the right to reject any and all bids. (Published in Putnam County Record Jun. 18, 2025) 2252453
Sealed bids are being accepted for a 2012 Ford Explorer, m ileage 123,938, sold as is Bids can be mailed to the Putnam County Sheriff' s Office, P.O. Box 177, Hennepin, IL 61327. Vehicle can be viewed at the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, 120 N. 4th St, Hennepin, IL Bids are due by 7/18/2025 at 1:00pm. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
(Published in Putnam County Record Jun. 18, 2025) 2252453
Notice of Public Hearing
Putnam County Conservation District 2025- 2026 Budget Meeting
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Putnam County Conservation District, to approve 2025- 2026 Tentative Budget and Budget Appropriations Ordinance of the Putnam County Conservation District, Putnam County Illinois. Said hearing will be held at the Putnam County Conservation District, Natural Lands Area Office, McNabb, IL at 9:00 a.m., July 16, 2025 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Tentative Budget and Appropriations Ord will be made conveniently available for public inspection at the Natural Lands Office, by calling 815882-2319
(Published in Putnam County Record Jun. 18, 2025) 2252878
Notice of Public Hearing
Putnam Count y Conser vation District
202 5- 202 6 Tax Levy Meeting
Notice of Public Hearing
Putnam Count y Conser vation District
202 5- 202 6 Tax Levy Meeting
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Putnam County Conservation District, to approve 2025- 2026 Tentative Tax Levy of the Putnam County Conservation District, Putnam County Illinois Said hearing will be held at the Putnam County Conservation District, Natural Lands Area Office, McNabb, IL at 10:00 a.m., July 16, 2025. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Tentative Tax Levy w ill be made conveniently avail able for public inspection at the Natural Lands Office, by calling 815882-2319. (Published in Putnam County Record Jun. 18, 2025) 2252877
The Village of Mark has adopted Ordinance #2025- 05- 20-01 An Ordinance for the Purpose of Establishing Standards for the Construction of Facilities on the Rights-ofWay in the Village of Mark, County of Putnam, and State of Illinois. Copies of this ordinance are availabl e at www .municode. com/library or by calling the village at 815339- 2454.
(Published in the Putnam County Record on June 18, 2025) 2252567
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Putnam County Conservation District, to approve 2025- 2026 Tentative Tax Levy of the Putnam County Conservation District, Putnam County Illinois. Said hearing will be held at the Putnam County Conservation District, Natural Lands Area Office, McNabb, IL at 10:00 a.m., July 16, 2025. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Tentative Tax Levy w ill be made conveniently avail able for public inspection at the Natural Lands Office, by calling 815882-2319
