Neponset News

It was awfully quiet on Princeton's South Main Street at noon on Monday. Power outages due to downed power lines kept many downtown Princeton businesses closed Monday, following fierce wind gusts that did a lot ...

Are your ready for the 4-H Fair? The Bureau County 4-H Fair will be held next week, July 17-20, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

Flag day services PRINCETON - The Princeton Elks Lodge will hold Flag Day services at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 1105 E. Peru St.

Max Taylor of Neponset does his best to draw customers in when the Neponset Pre-K students held a lemonade stand on May 12 to celebrate spring! Proceeds from the lemonade sales went to buy prizes for the ...

The Bureau County Health Department makes routine and unannounced visits each month to various food service establishments in Bureau and Putnam counties to inspect the operation.

“I was just horrified. I was scared to death because heard it's out there but now its in my backyard”

Truckers strike fails to materialize Afternoon News to Go -- Monday, April 7th Do you know where your food comes from? Almost every toy has a label letting you know exactly where it comes from. via WQAD-TV Moline

“Where do you want to live when you grow up?”

Breakfast planned BUDA -- The Buda-Neponset Rescue Unit will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Buda Community Hall. via Bureau County Republican

“It's kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. I get a piece here; I get a piece there, and I put it all together. I've collected them all and kept my own book. I've got a closet full of stuff that I've collected through the years”

"The past is not dead. It isn't even past," so said the author William Faulkner. via Bureau County Republican

“Where do you want to live when you grow up?”

Red Hat Mardi Gras PRINCETON -- The Red Hat Society will have a "Mardi Gras" Cajun luncheon starting at 11 a.m. Feb. via Bureau County Republican

Black Hawk College, Quad Cities campus in Moline, has announced its fall 2007 high honors lists. via Bureau County Republican

Neponset Junior High has released its first semester and second nine weeks honor roll students. via Bureau County Republican

Neponset Elementary School has released its honor roll students for the first semester and second nine weeks. via Bureau County Republican

James and Kelly VanWinkle of Neponset are the parents of a daughter, Taylor Mae, born Jan. via Bureau County Republican

Steve Andrews of rural Tiskilwa and Cliff Stetson of Neponset, prepare for a wild game feed, hosted by the Sheffield Sportsman's Club and Bradford SAL. via Bureau County Republican

“It was just horrible because I know (the trapper) had to have killed it to get it out of there. This is the worst thing I have ever seen, and I just wish I could forget it; but I can't”

Rebekah Burwell was making her morning commute toward Neponset when she spotted something she couldn't turn away from ... something she'll never forget. via Bureau County Republican

Jackson Tyler Jackson and Autumn Ackerson of Sheffield are the parents of a daughter, born Dec. via Bureau County Republican

“We have materials on writing resumes, but no books on possible careers for adults. So this grant will definitely help us.”

Four Bureau County public libraries will participate in a "Taking Care of Business" grant through the Kewanee Public Library. via Bureau County Republican

“We didn't have a crop that year and I was looking for work”

From husking by hand to pushing a combine, Neponset farmer still picking corn at 93 By Dave Clarke of the Star Courier Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:00 AM CDT E-mail this story | Print this page ... via Star-Courier

Two women face multiple charges in vandalism spree By LISA HAMMER Of The Star Courier Published: Friday, October 5, 2007 9:06 PM CDT E-mail this story | Print this page CAMBRIDGE - What do a seemingly random ... via Star-Courier

“Officers began following up on these reports and sightings of the suspect vehicle continued to be reported all around the city”

Police arrest two women after vandalism throughout city By Star Courier staff Published: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:46 PM CDT E-mail this story | Print this page Kewanee police arrested two women Friday in ... via Star-Courier