The Bement Unit of Salvation Army had one of the strongest responses to their annual collection efforts ever in 2024. The success can be attributed to the volunteer ringers around the community and ...

Emily Reichman knows she is on the right path. The owner of Hope Lives Ranch said the Lord prompted her to change her riding lesson program into an organization that would support people struggling ...

The MEET UP! Support Group and the Piatt County ROSC are teaming up to give back to the community. Members of the MEET UP! Support Group said the desire to help their community inspired them to create ...

A road nonconference game that went well for the Monticello girls’ basketball team. A road Illini Prairie Conference game that didn’t end the way the Sages wanted it to. That encapsulates last week ...

CERRO GORDO — Just over a year ago, Brandon Willard hatched an idea. As Cerro Gordo High School’s principal and the Cerro Gordo/Bement boys’ basketball coach, he wanted to partner the Broncos with ...

Mona Wood was born on January 23, 1925. She grew up on the family farm east of Cerro Gordo. She and her brother and sister walked every day to a one-room school down the road from their house. She ...

For the first time all season, the Monticello boys’ basketball team entered this week with a winning record. Now, the task is for the Sages to maintain their improved play lately even against a rugged ...

The following student(s) were named to Mount Mercy University’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours ...

The Lyle King Princeton Invitational Tournament is a staple on the wrestling calendar every January. Hold an event for 61 years that brings in wrestlers from all around the state, like the town in ...