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IVCC scholars honored at annual ceremony – Shaw Local

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Natalia Webb, of Streator, accepts a certificate from Illinois Valley Community College President Tracy Morris during the annual Student Academic Awards Ceremony last week. IVCC recognized McCormack Scholars, Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team and Richard Publow Memorial Writing Award winners, as well as students who earned academic honors in two and three consecutive semesters. (Photo provided by JH Studios)
Illinois Valley Community College recognized Thomas J. McCormack Scholars and other academic honorees at its annual Student Academic Awards ceremony April 3.
McCormack Scholars are Jennifer Horton, Streator; Eric Lockwood, Peru; Madeline Klicker, Seneca; Sydney Miller, Tonica; Taylor Wetsel, Princeton and Kendall Schmidt, La Salle.
To earn the college’s highest academic achievement, McCormack Scholars must maintain a minimum 3.75 GPA in at least 14 credit hours over three consecutive semesters.
In addition, all six were recognized for academic honors over three consecutive semesters.
Other students recognized for academic achievement were:
Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team: Grace Irwin, Peru
Earning academic honors for three consecutive semesters: Maxwell Anke, Peru; Arthur Argubright, Spring Valley; Elizabeth Bradley, Streator; Logan Brandner, Mendota; Elizabeth Browder, Earlville; Adam Brown, Serena; Isabella Caruso, Mendota; Leena Dean, McNabb; Emma Depauw, Tiskilwa; Alex Doll, Spring Valley; Erin Dunlap, Ottawa; Mikayla Durland, Sheridan; Cali Edwards, Sheridan; Addison Ernat, Peru; Colin Finklea, Spring Valley; Joseline Flores, La Salle; Sydney Galvan, Utica; Jenna Gamons, Ottawa; Christopher Garcia, La Salle; Lyan Gonzalez, La Salle; Nora Groesbeck, Streator; Colin Hart, Diamond; Ethan Hassler, Princeton; Hayleigh Hauppa, Sheridan; Anthony Hewitt, Peru; Chloe Hillyard, Mendota; Jennifer Horton, Streator; Jayden Huebbe-Faso, La Salle; Laci Irvin, Streator; Grace Irwin, Peru; Emma Kamin, Mendota; McKenna Klein, La Moille; Madeline Klicker, Seneca; Andrew Knipper, Princeton; Jennifer Knudson, Marseilles; Isabella Lambert, Tonica; Deborah Lengsfeld, Mendota; Eric Lockwood, Peru; Brandon Lomeli, Grand Ridge; Justus Mason, Ottawa; Gage Mickley, Oglesby; Sydney Miller, Tonica; Colin Nave, Granville; Earl Mitchel Pantig, Ottawa; Rebecca Peura, La Salle; Gennaro Piccolo, Spring Valley; Joel Renner, Princeton; Zachary Riggenbach, La Salle; Wesley Ruppert, La Salle; Caleb Savitch, Spring Valley; Colton Schafer, Princeton; Kendall Schmidt, La Salle; Holly Schriber, Peru; Rilee Sterling, La Salle; Avery Stiegler, Seneca; Maggie Stisser, Ottawa; Alexandra Stremlau, Mendota; Lauren Summers, Ottawa; Zachary Swart, Ottawa; Thomas Swartz, Monticello; Natalia Thome, Oglesby; Leighanne Turner, Peru; Tyler Valdez, Mendota; Harleigh Varland, Seneca; Kiersten Vincent, Peru; Ella Ware, Peru; and Taylor Wetsel, Princeton.
Earning academic honors for two consecutive semesters: Tara Alnwick, Ottawa; Tyrese Baijnath, La Salle; Katie Bates, Princeton; Zander Baxter, Ottawa; Ariana Benitez, Ottawa; Karrington Benson, Ottawa; Megen Berg, Streator; Jake Bradach, Oglesby; Kaitlyn Brannon, Granville; Carley Brewick-Pointer, Ransom; Gabrielle Buendia, Ottawa; Caleb Burrell, Peru; Abbey Calkins, Princeton; Lily Craig, Ottawa; Dylan Crank, Toluca; Zoe Crawford, Streator; Lydia Dornick, Peru; Ashley Dresen, Marseilles; Nora Eiken, Tiskilwa; Cody Ewers, Ottawa; Marisol Felix, Mendota; Riker Fesperman, La Salle; Zoe Finley, Mendota; Caitlyn Fiocchi, Princeton; Ethan Fox, Lacon; Lauren Frost, Princeton; Olivia Gonzalez, Hennepin; Joshua Grob, Utica; Alexia Gross, Mendota; Kayla Guerra, Peru; Austin Hack, Wenona; Zoe Hanson, Mendota; Elaina Harris, Mendota; Anna Hoffmeyer, Streator; Alex Jagers, Princeton; Maera Jimenez, Ottawa; Emily Joanis, Ottawa; Ivy Jones, Marseilles; Kaitlyn Kelly, Oglesby; Emily Kestner, Streator; Samantha Kielski, Marseilles; Chase Kreiser, Lostant; Kyle Kuntz, Streator; Hannah Larsen, Ottawa; Gianna Lopez, La Salle; Cassandra Lowande, Putnam; Kain MacFadgen, Ottawa; Adrian Macias, Spring Valley; Amy Marek, Marseilles; Miranda Mazzorana, La Salle; Kailey McCauley, Peru; Olivia McCauley, Peru; Liam McGann, Earlville; Callie Meyer, Spring Valley; Nicole Morones, Ottawa; Nathaniel Nelson, Ottawa; Cody Nettleton, Mendota; Lannie Newberry, Princeton; Emma Nicoli, Hennepin; Aaron Noble, Ottawa; Ava Pagakis, Oglesby; Jaydan Polhemus, Princeton; Jonathan Polhemus, Princeton; Gracie Pollok, Dover; November Rhodes, Ottawa; Giovanni Rios, DePue; Molly Roach, Hennepin; Franchesca Rodriguez, Streator; Elijah Safranek, Peru; John Salz, Marseilles; Tyler Shannon, Serena; Ella Sibert, Streator; James Sokol, Streator; Taylor Staton, Serena; Drew Stoudt, Ottawa; Emily Strehl, Tonica; Nolund Stueckrad, Streator; Jayden Tiemann, Princeton; Bich Tran, Peru; Erin Uphoff, Princeton; Alexa Warwick, Peru; Natalia Webb, Streator; Dean Welte, Princeton; Matthew Wiggins, Ottawa; Charles Woods, Sheridan; Paige Worden, Ladd; Tyler Wrobleski, La Salle; Isaac Yanez, Princeton; and McKenzie Yarger, Granville.
Richard Publow Memorial Writing Award winners: Stephanie Bernhard, Mazon; Adam Brown, Serena; Travis Dougherty, Marseilles; Analiyah Flores, Mendota; Sarah Grever, Ottawa; Brianna Lipe, La Moille, Alexander Myres, Hennepin; and Christina Snook, Grand Ridge.
The Publow rewards the best essays written each year in English Composition courses.
IVCC President Tracy Morris was the keynote speaker for the event, addressing a crowd of about 200 students, parents, faculty and administrators who attended.
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Photos: Illinois Valley remembers September 11th with tributes – Shaw Local

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Veterans and communities across the Illinois Valley held memorials Thursday to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. In Ladd, Veterans Park hosted a 9/11 service led by local veterans. At Waltham Grade School in Utica, students placed 2,977 American flags outside the school, one for each life lost that day. Peru held a flag-raising ceremony and memorial at the roundabout, followed by a remembrance event at SOAR (Students Obtaining Achievement and Responsibility) School.
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6 valedictorians among Princeton High School’s top 10 graduates – Shaw Local

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The top 10 graduates in Princeton High School’s Class of 2021 are (front row, from left) Abigail Pence, Brynn Hieronymus andGrace May; (middle row) Kristin Transou, Addison Grove, Maddison Gentry and Kailee Transou; (back row) Tyler Gibson, Caleb Haring and Trent Kloepping. (Photo provided)
Princeton High School named the top 10 students in the Class of 2021.
Valedictorians include Maddison Gentry, Tyler Gibson, Addison Grove, Caleb Haring, Brynn Hieronymus and Kailee Transou. Abigail Pence was named salutatorian. Trent Kloepping, Kristin Transou and Grace May round out the top 10 graduates.
Gentry, of LaMoille, participated in student council, Star Spangled Singers, concert choir and track and field. She plans to attend Illinois Valley Community College, then transfer to a state university after completing prerequisite courses.
Gibson, of Tiskilwa, participated in football, basketball, golf, track and field, baseball, student council, Year One, Star Spangled Singers and choir. He plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue a degree in civil engineering.
Grove, of Princeton, participated in basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, dance, musical theater, choir, Young Life, Year One, class officer, National Honor Society and student council. She plans to attend Colorado State University to pursue a degree in arts and humanities.
Haring, of Princeton, participated in football, basketball, track and field, student council, Year One, FFA, choir, National Honor Society and German Club. He plans to attend the University of Arizona to pursue degrees in business/finance and pharmacy.
Hieronymus, of Princeton, participated in basketball, golf, volleyball, class officer, student council, choir, Star Spangled Singers, Year One, National Honor Society and chemistry tutoring. She plans to attend Cedarville University to pursue a degree in social studies education to eventually work as a high school history teacher.
Kailee Transou participated in German Club. She plans to attend IVCC.
Pence, of Princeton, participated in student council, student government, Year One, National Honor Society and Interact Club. She plans to attend a four-year college to pursue a degree in exercise science.
Kloepping, of Princeton, participated in band, jazz band, golf, Scholastic Bowl, pit orchestra and madrigal brass ensemble. He plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to pursue a degree in fisheries biology.
Kristin Transou participated in German Club. She plans to attend IVCC.
May participated in student council, class treasurer, National Honor Society, Year One, basketball, tennis, theater, madrigal singers, Star Spangled Singers and FFA. She plans to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to pursue a degree in public policy and law.
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OSF HealthCare adds podiatrist in Princeton, Peru – Shaw Local

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Gayana Wanniarachchi, DPM, will assist patients in need of podiatry care at OSF Medical Group – Orthopedics, located at 530 Park Ave. E., Suite 101, and OSF Wound Care in Princeton. (Photo provided by OSF Health)
OSF HealthCare has added a new podiatrist to its staff in Princeton, Peru and the surrounding areas, according to an OSF news release.
Gayana Wanniarachchi, DPM, will assist patients in need of podiatry care at OSF Medical Group – Orthopedics, located at 530 Park Ave. E., Suite 101, and OSF Wound Care in Princeton.
She will also serve patients at 920 West St., Suite 221, in Peru.
Wanniarachchi will offer several general podiatry services, as well as specializing in advanced foot and ankle and wound care, according to the release.
She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and her medical degree from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, according to the release.
New or existing patients can make an appointment with Wanniarachchi or a member of her care team by calling 815-431-5746.
Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.

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Records | Bureau County Republican – Shaw Local

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Three couples sought marriage licenses in Bureau County through June 4, 2025.
The following marriage licenses were recently recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse.
The following marriage licenses were recorded recently at the Bureau County Courthouse.
The following marriage licenses were recently recorded through Dec. 6, 2023, at the Bureau County Courthouse.
Here are the Bureau County marriage licenses from November 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from Oct. 1-15, 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from Sept. 16-30, 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from Sept. 1-15, 2023.
Here are the Bureau County marriage licenses from October 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from Aug. 16-31, 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from Aug. 1-15, 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from July 16-31, 2023.
Here are the Bureau County marriage licenses from September 2023.
Here are the Bureau County Property Transfers from July 1-15, 2023.

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