A Feed the Children food drive is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Hy-Vee, 1651 Midtown Road, in Peru. Food and funds will directed to the Illinois Valley Food Pantry in La Salle. (Scott Anderson) A Feed the Children food drive is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Hy-Vee, 1651 Midtown Road, in Peru.

MAY 15TH 12-5PM ??????? Barrel Society 930 N Main St, Princeton, IL King Crab, Lobster, Snow Crab Boils + Awesome Brews = Nothing Short of a Great Feast! Join us and our friends at Barrel Society in Princeton, IL for an amazing SEAFOOD Sunday. The Argonaut Co. will be offering 3 hot boils onsite (King Crab/Lobster/Snow Crab), Lobster Rolls and Fresh Oysters!

At a Kewanee Chamber of Commerce luncheon on July 2, 1919, Kewanee mogul Emerit E. Baker offered a gift of $50,000 for purchasing and improving parks and playgrounds, the largest gift of its kind in the city’s history. More: Dean Karau Kewanee history column: The 1935 Boss Manufacturing Company Strike, Part 1