Photos: Illinois Valley serves up paczkis for Fat Tuesday

Fat Tuesday was celebrated from Spring Valley to Marseilles, and parts in between in the Illinois Valley, with bakeries selling paczkis. The Polish pastries date back to the 1700s when bakers would use up their sugars, jellies
Girls basketball: Princeton opens postseason play at Alleman tonight

The No. 4 seeded Tigresses (19-8) will face No. 5 Erie-Prophetstown (13-13) at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Class 2A Alleman Regional semifinals. The Panthers beat No. 11 Oregon 51-19 on Saturday.
Girls basketball: Princeton opens postseason play at Alleman tonight

The No. 4 seeded Tigresses (19-8) will face No. 5 Erie-Prophetstown (13-13) at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Class 2A Alleman Regional semifinals. The Panthers beat No. 11 Oregon 51-19 on Saturday.
Boys basketball: Princeton and Kewanee to battle for TRAC East title tonight

The Princeton Tigers and Kewanee Boilermakers will meet tonight at Brockman Gymnasium in Kewanee with the Three Rivers East championship on the line.
Boys basketball: Princeton and Kewanee to battle for TRAC East title tonight

The Princeton Tigers and Kewanee Boilermakers will meet tonight at Brockman Gymnasium in Kewanee with the Three Rivers East championship on the line.
New IVCC dental hygiene program to accept applications

Illinois Valley Community College’s new dental hygiene program is accepting applications this spring for its first class that begins this fall.
Boys basketball: IHSA postseason schedules for teams across the Illinois Valley

Here are regional, sectional, super-sectional and state schedules for team across the Illinois Valley area in the 2024 IHSA state boys basketball series.
Boys basketball: IHSA postseason schedules for teams across the Illinois Valley

Here are regional, sectional, super-sectional and state schedules for team across the Illinois Valley area in the 2024 IHSA state boys basketball series.
IVCC hires veteran coach Marc Lowe to lead restart of women’s basketball program

After canceling the 2023-24 women’s basketball season, IVCC has hired veteran coach Marc Lowe to lead the restart of the program. Lowe has been a head coach at the junior college and high school levels and an
Applications for 2024 Veteran Banner program open in Ottawa

The application period for the 2024 Veteran Banner recognition program in Ottawa now is open.