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Mr. and Mrs. James Robison of 303 E. Main St., Bradford, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house for family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m. June 7. The event, hosted by the couple's children, will be at the Bradford Baptist Church.

The Bureau County Board conducted the following business at its May 12 meeting at the Bureau County Courthouse in Princeton: • Approved the appointment of Laura Rose of rural Buda to the county board for District 26 to fill the position previously held by William Bennett of rural Neponset.

Just in time for National Preservation Month, there's a tale over trash or treasure in tiny Neponset, Illinois.

Though drivers often think of winter roads as the most dangerous, there are also road concerns to keep in mind during spring months, according to Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson.

The Bureau County Board conducted the following business at its April 15 meeting at the Bureau County Courthouse: • Accepted with regret the resignation of board member William Bennett, who submitted his letter of resignation due to personal reasons.

Four of the six incumbent mayors running contested races in Tuesday's election have lost their bid for another term.

Registration for children between the ages of 3-5 and not currently enrolled in the pre-kindergarten program may register between 8 a.m. and noon or from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the Neponset Preschool, 201 W. Main St.

Two Kewanee residents were arrested Monday after attempting to deliver cocaine to law enforcement officers.

A funeral with full military honors will be held Saturday in Illinois for a soldier formerly of Owasso who was killed Feb.

A black bear captured earlier this month in nearby Bureau County probably was not wild.

A Peoples National Bank of Kewanee employee has been embezzling more than $10,000 from the bank.

When the infamous black bear roaming Bureau County was captured Tuesday, an Illinois Conservation officer knew he had to have at least some of the rarity on video for posterity.

It's a search that's been going on for six months, and now an elusive black bear has been captured in Bureau County.

SPRINGFIELD On February 3, 2009 officers from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois Conservation Police, along with the assistance of a wildlife expert from the Quad Cities, tranquilized a black ...

Authorities say a black bear found hibernating in a drainage ditch near the Bureau County town of Neponset was successfully tranquilized and taken to a rehabilitation center in southern Illinois.

Bureau County United Way will host a Community Day on Tuesday at Monical's Pizza, 302 S. Main St.

Bureau County's elusive black bear has surfaced once again, and this time someone got pictures.

BUDA/NEPONSET - This Bureau County visitor has been known to "bear-ly" stay around long enough to be noticed, but this time, he at least allowed a few photographs to be taken.

Sept. 2 - A group of 30 people from across Bureau County attend a meeting called by the Bureau County Natural Resource Conservation Service to help prioritize conservation issues in the county.