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The Princeton High School varsity scholastic bowl team competes on Jan. 9, 2025, playing against Kewanee High School. (Photo provided by Jacob Doan)
The Princeton High School Scholastic Bowl varsity and JV teams competed Saturday at the La Salle–Peru High School Invitational “Nerd Bowl.”
Princeton junior varsity took first place in its division, defeating Geneseo, Putnam County, Kaneland, Streator and Sterling. Leading scorers for JV were Trevyn Munson with 33 toss-ups, followed by Aiden Robinson with nine and Hanna Claiborne with six.
Varsity took third in its division, winning against Geneseo, Kaneland and Sterling. Leading scorers for varsity were Max Wilborn with 13 toss-ups, followed by Clayton Rokosz with 12 and Gavin Pinter with 10.

Earlier that week, Princeton varsity started Three Rivers Conference play Jan. 9 with a forfeit win against Hall. The Tigers then took on Kewanee and defeated the Boilermakers 420 to 110. The top scorers were Max Wilborn with six toss-ups, followed by Clayton Rokosz, Tim Lewis and Gavin Pinter with two toss-ups a piece.

Princeton played Mendota and Riverdale on Monday at home, followed by the Tiger Cup invitational tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, also at PHS.

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Princeton High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. (Derek Barichello)
Princeton High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-25 school year.
Ruby Acker, Ayden Agushi, Emmaleigh Ames, Ashley Anderson, Nolan Anderson, Daniel Barnes, Isla Bayer, Rockne Berlinski, Aleaha Bice, Brayden Bickett, Levi Boggs, Susanna Bohms, Tristan Borovicka, Jeremy Borsch, Anna Boughton, Vincenzo Boyd, Payton Brandt, Neveah Briddick, Corbin Brown, Karsyn Brucker, Morgan Bryan, Mia Buccini, Arthur Burden, Danika Burden, Keeley Cardosi, Tessa Carlson, Kyle Chin, Ace Christiansen, Hanna Claiborne, Braylon Clevenger, Isabella Clevenger, Taylor Compton, Jayden Cooke, Gianna Crowl, Joanna Czerwin, Kane Dauber, Landon Davis, Addison Dever, Devin Dever, Alex Diaz, Camryn Driscoll, Jackson Drozda, Maegan Du Preez, Ethan Dunn, Grace Eggers, Anna Ellis, Alexis Emmett, Casey Etheridge, Olivia Fox, Morgan Franklin, Kaylyn Friel, Angela Frost, Lincoln Frost IV, Payton Frueh, Jayden Fulkerson, Daphnie Grant, Lilith Gray, Common Green, Ella Grey, Deacon Gutshall, Noah Gutshall, Lexi Hahn, Macey Hall, Piper Hansen, Payten Harden, Lydia Hardy, Ellie Harp, Abigail Harris, James Harris, Zachary Harris, Jack Heaton, Makayla Hecht, Ava Hobson, Micah Hult, Kimberly Imsland, Ryan Jaggers, Caleb Johnson, Lydia Johnson, Illyana Jones, Kalista Jones, Caroline Keutzer, Grace Killin, Ella Kinnamon, Jadeyn Klingenberg, Kelsea Klingenberg, Brinley Kloepping, Nolan Kloepping, Tricia Kloepping, Ava Knaak, Avaya Koning, Braydyn Kruse, Ava Kyle, Noah LaPorte, Timothy Lewis, Haleigh Linker, Matthew Lord, Paityn Lucas, Lilly Mabry, Kathy Maciczak, Haylee Mancini, Olivia Mattingly, Kaitlyn McCarter, Kannon McCarter, Jessa McLaughlin, Emilee Merkel, Natalie Meyer, Chloe Moats, Chloe Moffitt, Addison Monaco, Ian Morris, Kiyrra Morris, Mariska Mount, Trevyn Munson, Hailey Musgrave, Sydney Neff, Grace Nesbitt, Long Nguyen, Scarlett Nichols, Cade Odell, Avah Oertel, Jack Orwig, Kamryn Patterson, Brady Peach, Rhett Pearson, Halli Petersen, Gavin Pinter, Riley Rauh, Reese Reviglio, Ashley Richardson, Dakara Rivera, Aiden Robinson, Yocelynn Robledo, Cruz Rodriguez, Clayton Rokosz, Sylvie Rutledge, Michel Sanchez-Rodriguez, Hayden Sayler, James Schillaci, Nora Schnieder, Norah Schultz, Sydney Scully, Braden Shaw, Aailyah Shipley, Wesley Shofner, Alivia Shute, Josie Sierens, Isabella Simmering, Chase Sims, Mia Sluis, Luke Smith, Meghan Smith, Liberty Sousa, Alyssa Stewart, Andrew Stocking, Marissa Storm, Jocelyn Strouss, Jace Stuckey, Kaylee Tanner, Anastacia Thompson, Audrey Thompson, Owen Thornton, Arianne Tirao, Isaiah Tiser, Ezra Todd, Jorden VandeVenter, Emma Wahlgren, Kamden Wahlgren, Alexis Weatherington, Ashlynn Weber, Fiona Wempe, Giavanna Weyer, Philip Whited, Maximus Wilborn, Samantha Woolley, Elin Workman, Melanie Zimmerman
Onnestee Adams, Cooper Amy, Rylee Backes, Isabella Bauer, Cayden Benavidez, Eli Berlin, Alyssa Brittingham, Stihl Brokaw, Eli Burden, John Busard, Landon Bush, Corbin Cain, Konner Cain, Selina Chin, Mason Cooney, Eryn Crowder, Marissa Cruse, Keighley Davis, William Doran, Kinley Fogarty, Beckett Funderberg, Madilyn Gibson, Garrett Gleason, Travis Gleason, Abby Goodrum, Lane Guskusky, Bianca Gualandi, Gracelynn Hansen, Owen Hartman, Katelynn Hartmann, Samarrah Hoffman, Paige Jesse, Brody Johnston, Wyatt Koning, Luke LaPorte, Macie Larson, Cameron Lawrence, William Lott, Bryson Love, Izabelle Luft, Owen Mabry, Jackson Mason, Sophia Mendez, Mason Merkley, Blake Miller, Chloe Miller, Destiny Moore, Grant Morse, Jameson Morse, Noah Morton, Bianka Nickelsen, Gracie Norman, Maddison Oertel, Jack Oester, Chloe Ostrowski, Ella Ostrowski, Rebekah Pearson, Jordan Reinhardt, Peter Reviglio, Alyssa Reynolds, Carter Rossler, Karlie Schultz, Owen Schultz, Alice Scruggs, Alfredo Segerstrom, Justice Segerstrom, Journey Short, Kayleigh Sims, Amelia Sommer, Allister Swanson, Augustus Swanson, Lillian Swisher, Anthony Vujanov, Alexandra Waca, Avery Waca, Greta Wallace, Jasmine Whitford
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The La Salle-Peru High School Renaissance Students of the Month were recognized Wednesday during a breakfast ceremony.
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The La Salle-Peru High School board and administration is hosting a coffee talk about the recent progress made in replanting its agriculture program. The meeting will be at Utica Village Hall.
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The first meeting of the year for the Coalition For Constitutional Rights will be 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Prouty Community Building, 435 S. Main St., Princeton. (Shaw File Photo)
The first meeting of the year for the Coalition For Constitutional Rights will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Prouty Community Building, 435 S. Main St., Princeton.
Highlights of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 Inauguration will be shown. The guest speaker will be Dan Elmore of Elmore Disaster Relief Inc. The EDR was created to address the damages from Hurricane Helene. Elmore will share his volunteer work experiences in North Carolina and Florida. Plans include public awareness, disaster preparedness and fundraising. All are welcome. Appetizers will be served.
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The first meeting of the year for the Coalition For Constitutional Rights will be 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Prouty Community Building, 435 S. Main St., Princeton. (Shaw File Photo)
The first meeting of the year for the Coalition For Constitutional Rights will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Prouty Community Building, 435 S. Main St., Princeton.
Highlights of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 Inauguration will be shown. The guest speaker will be Dan Elmore of Elmore Disaster Relief Inc. The EDR was created to address the damages from Hurricane Helene. Elmore will share his volunteer work experiences in North Carolina and Florida. Plans include public awareness, disaster preparedness and fundraising. All are welcome. Appetizers will be served.
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The following cases were considered Friday by the Bureau County Grand Jury. (Shaw Local News Network)
The following cases were considered Friday by the Bureau County Grand Jury.
Jesse S. Woodruff, 32, Friendship, New York, was indicted for the Class X felony offense of unlawful possession with intent to deliver cannabis. He is accused of possessing with the intent to deliver more than 5,000 grams (about 11 pounds) of a substance containing cannabis. An Illinois State Police trooper testified before the grand jury. The defendant is currently on pretrial release.
Robert T. Lucas, Jr., 59, of Princeton, was indicted for the Class X felony offense of unlawful possession with intent to deliver controlled substance (cocaine) and the Class 2 felony offense of unlawful possession of weapon by a felon. He is accused of having in his possession, more than 400 grams but less than 900 grams of a substance containing cocaine with the intent to deliver. He is further accused of being in possession of a firearm at the time he was a convicted felon. An Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team task force agent testified before the grand jury. This defendant is in custody of the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office following a detention hearing.
Andrew L. Martinez, 37, of La Salle, was indicted for the Class 4 felony offense of violation of an order of protection. He is accused of committing an act prohibited by an active order of protection of which the defendant was served. The defendant has a prior conviction for violation of an order of protection in La Salle County. A deputy from the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office testified before the grand jury. This defendant is in custody of the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office following a detention hearing.
These indictments were presented to the grand jury by Bureau County State’s Attorney Thomas Briddick, and First Assistant State’s Attorney Daniel Anderson. The indictments were returned before Judge James A. Andreoni. There was one suppressed case.
These indictments are only accusations against the defendants. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Members of the Streator 12-Year-Old All-Stars pose with their District 20 championship banner after defeating Ottawa American 5-0 on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Washington Park in Peru. (Scott Anderson)
At Ogle and Whiteside counties on Saturday, the Streator 12-Year-Old All-Stars started off the Illinois Major Division State Tournament with a pair of victories, setting themselves up nicely heading into Sunday’s final day of pool play and the start of bracket play Monday at field in Rochelle, Rock Falls and Sterling.
Streator opened with an 11-1, four-inning victory over the Warren-Park All-Stars. Standouts included Joey Studnicki (double, RBI) and Marshall Volkman (single, two RBIs) at the plate, as well as Braydon Vickers (3 IP, 0 R, 6 K) on the mound.
Streator’s 12s followed that up with a 4-2 triumph over EastSide Little League, making the District 20 champions 2-0 heading into Sunday’s action.
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Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser has seen numerous fatal crashes along Route 251 lately, and he’s getting tired of it. Rutishauser poses for a photo near the intersection of North 39th Road and Route 251 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near Mendota. A roughly 9-mile stretch of Route 251 has had an uptick of crashes and fatalities lately from just south of North 36th Road to just south of 45th Road. Rutishauser blames it on a variety of factors including speed, cellphone use and general inattention. (Scott Anderson)
Dennis Rutishauser has been a firefighter more than 40 years and has seen plenty of bad accidents on Route 251 between Peru and Mendota – but he’s never seen a string of fatalities as he has this year.
Rutishauser is Mendota fire chief and is dismayed over five fatal scenes in just less than three months, all within a roughly 9-mile span of Route 251 from just south of North 36th Road near Troy Grove to just south of North 45th Road north of Mendota.
“Slow down. Stay off the phones. Don’t follow too closely. Don’t overtake people improperly.”
While reckless behavior and excessive speed are ongoing issues, Rutishauser is looking to the county and the state for solutions to improve safety on an increasingly deadly stretch of road.
“I’ve had accidents always on this stretch of road, but not this frequently,” he said. “Cellphones could be a problem. The traffic is really heavy now, so it’s kind of hard to pass and when someone does there are cars being run off the road.
“There’s no one issue.”
Although many of the crashes remain under investigation, suspected causes vary among the five deaths. Medical issues are suspected in at least one case and investigators have not ruled out driver inattention in other cases.
Nevertheless, the recent spate of fatalities has been eye-popping. Police and coroner records show five fatal crashes in just 88 days, all within a relatively short corridor. They include:
Madrick Musgrove, 16, of Mendota died April 18 just south of North 45th Road; James A. Staublein, 64, of La Salle died May 7 from multiple injuries sustained in a crash a half mile north of U.S. 52 in Troy Grove Township;Jerome E. Johnson, 25, of Ottawa died May 10 after being struck by a motor vehicle on Route 251, a quarter mile south of North 36th Road, in Dimmick Township. Johnson’s death was the result of a hit-and-run and remains under investigation; Jacob Stewart, 33, of Spring Valley sustained fatal injuries June 22 while changing a tire near 36th Road, a mile south of U.S. 52; David T. Gorman, 47, of Steward died July 14 after his southbound vehicle left Route 251 about ¼ mile north of 22nd Street and struck a tree
What’s the solution? Rutishauser said he hopes better awareness and perhaps better signage will help. He would welcome input and corrective action by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Not much shoulder, is there? An aerial view of the intersection of U.S 52 and Route 251 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near Troy Grove. A stretch of Route 251 has had an uptick of crashes and fatalities lately from just south of North 36th Road to just south of 45th Road. (Scott Anderson)
Jason Martin, undersheriff of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, said he agreed with Rutishauser’s assessment and had succinct advice for motorists.
“Slow down,” Martin said. “Stay off the phones. Don’t follow too closely. Don’t overtake people improperly.”
The sheriff’s office, cognizant of the recent tragedies, means to enforce these things, too. Martin said patrol officers have been instructed to increase patrols on Route 251 when in the general vicinity.
One potential long-term fix is adding shoulder space or pull-over spots. Presently, there is little or no shoulder along much of the corridor in question – steep ditches on either side increase the risk of a rollover – which means tragedy might have been avoided in the Stewart fatality had there been some space for roadside repairs.
State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, pledged to inquire in how to improve road safety.
“I will ask [Illinois Department of Transportation] to look into this dangerous stretch of the road,” Rezin said.
A semi truck passes by an intersection along Route 251 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near Mendota. A mile stretch of Illinois 251 has had an uptick of crashes and fatalities lately from just south of North 36th Road to just south of 45th Road. (Scott Anderson)
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Princeton High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. (Derek Barichello)
Princeton High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-25 school year.
Ruby Acker, Ayden Agushi, Emmaleigh Ames, Ashley Anderson, Nolan Anderson, Daniel Barnes, Isla Bayer, Rockne Berlinski, Aleaha Bice, Brayden Bickett, Levi Boggs, Susanna Bohms, Tristan Borovicka, Jeremy Borsch, Anna Boughton, Vincenzo Boyd, Payton Brandt, Neveah Briddick, Corbin Brown, Karsyn Brucker, Morgan Bryan, Mia Buccini, Arthur Burden, Danika Burden, Keeley Cardosi, Tessa Carlson, Kyle Chin, Ace Christiansen, Hanna Claiborne, Braylon Clevenger, Isabella Clevenger, Taylor Compton, Jayden Cooke, Gianna Crowl, Joanna Czerwin, Kane Dauber, Landon Davis, Addison Dever, Devin Dever, Alex Diaz, Camryn Driscoll, Jackson Drozda, Maegan Du Preez, Ethan Dunn, Grace Eggers, Anna Ellis, Alexis Emmett, Casey Etheridge, Olivia Fox, Morgan Franklin, Kaylyn Friel, Angela Frost, Lincoln Frost IV, Payton Frueh, Jayden Fulkerson, Daphnie Grant, Lilith Gray, Common Green, Ella Grey, Deacon Gutshall, Noah Gutshall, Lexi Hahn, Macey Hall, Piper Hansen, Payten Harden, Lydia Hardy, Ellie Harp, Abigail Harris, James Harris, Zachary Harris, Jack Heaton, Makayla Hecht, Ava Hobson, Micah Hult, Kimberly Imsland, Ryan Jaggers, Caleb Johnson, Lydia Johnson, Illyana Jones, Kalista Jones, Caroline Keutzer, Grace Killin, Ella Kinnamon, Jadeyn Klingenberg, Kelsea Klingenberg, Brinley Kloepping, Nolan Kloepping, Tricia Kloepping, Ava Knaak, Avaya Koning, Braydyn Kruse, Ava Kyle, Noah LaPorte, Timothy Lewis, Haleigh Linker, Matthew Lord, Paityn Lucas, Lilly Mabry, Kathy Maciczak, Haylee Mancini, Olivia Mattingly, Kaitlyn McCarter, Kannon McCarter, Jessa McLaughlin, Emilee Merkel, Natalie Meyer, Chloe Moats, Chloe Moffitt, Addison Monaco, Ian Morris, Kiyrra Morris, Mariska Mount, Trevyn Munson, Hailey Musgrave, Sydney Neff, Grace Nesbitt, Long Nguyen, Scarlett Nichols, Cade Odell, Avah Oertel, Jack Orwig, Kamryn Patterson, Brady Peach, Rhett Pearson, Halli Petersen, Gavin Pinter, Riley Rauh, Reese Reviglio, Ashley Richardson, Dakara Rivera, Aiden Robinson, Yocelynn Robledo,Cruz Rodriguez, Clayton Rokosz, Sylvie Rutledge, Michel Sanchez-Rodriguez, Hayden Sayler, James Schillaci, Nora Schnieder, Norah Schultz, Sydney Scully, Braden Shaw, Aailyah Shipley, Wesley Shofner, Alivia Shute, Josie Sierens, Isabella Simmering, Chase Sims, Mia Sluis, Luke Smith, Meghan Smith, Liberty Sousa, Alyssa Stewart, Andrew Stocking, Marissa Storm, Jocelyn Strouss, Jace Stuckey, Kaylee Tanner, Anastacia Thompson, Audrey Thompson, Owen Thornton, Arianne Tirao, Isaiah Tiser, Ezra Todd, Jorden VandeVenter, Emma Wahlgren, Kamden Wahlgren, Alexis Weatherington, Ashlynn Weber, Fiona Wempe, Giavanna Weyer, Philip Whited, Maximus Wilborn, Samantha Woolley, Elin Workman, Melanie Zimmerman
Onnestee Adams, Cooper Amy, Rylee Backes, Isabella Bauer, Cayden Benavidez, Eli Berlin, Alyssa Brittingham, Stihl Brokaw, Eli Burden, John Busard, Landon Bush, Corbin Cain, Konner Cain, Selina Chin, Mason Cooney, Eryn Crowder, Marissa Cruse, Keighley Davis, William Doran, Kinley Fogarty, Beckett Funderberg, Madilyn Gibson, Garrett Gleason, Travis Gleason, Abby Goodrum, Lane Guskusky,Bianca Gualandi, Gracelynn Hansen,Owen Hartman, Katelynn Hartmann, Samarrah Hoffman, Paige Jesse, Brody Johnston, Wyatt Koning, Luke LaPorte, Macie Larson, Cameron Lawrence, William Lott, Bryson Love, Izabelle Luft, Owen Mabry, Jackson Mason, Sophia Mendez, Mason Merkley, Blake Miller, Chloe Miller, Destiny Moore, Grant Morse, Jameson Morse, Noah Morton, Bianka Nickelsen, Gracie Norman, Maddison Oertel, Jack Oester, Chloe Ostrowski, Ella Ostrowski, Rebekah Pearson, Jordan Reinhardt, Peter Reviglio, Alyssa Reynolds, Carter Rossler, Karlie Schultz, Owen Schultz, Alice Scruggs, Alfredo Segerstrom, Justice Segerstrom, Journey Short, Kayleigh Sims, Amelia Sommer, Allister Swanson, Augustus Swanson, Lillian Swisher, Anthony Vujanov, Alexandra Waca, Avery Waca, Greta Wallace, Jasmine Whitford
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