January 22nd, 2024: ⚡️🌮🤼‍♂️

TOGETHER WITH

Good Monday morning, Princeton. We made it to 1,000 newsletter subscribers in two months. That’s wild. What a journey this has been with you all. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for all the encouraging emails and messages. Princeton is truly the greatest town in the world — nay, the universe.

Let’s get to it.

—Justin Bullington

📬IN THIS ISSUE

🚨What You Should Know
❄️ Princeton Weather Alert
🤼‍♂️Princeton Sports
🌮Princeton Restaurant News
💰Princeton Business News
⛽️Gas Prices
⚡️Princeton Weathermen

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• Princeton is currently under a “Winter Weather Advisory” until 6pm this evening. Find out more below in the weather section.

• Happy birthday, Buc Grey! 🎂

• The Rotary Club is hosting a Scholarship Fair January 24th, from 5pm-8pm.

• Support the Daughters of the American Revolution by dining at Princeton Culver’s today between 5pm-8pm.

• AFFI Honor Guard is the largest non-military honor guard in the United States. Princeton firefighters Jerod Doty and Eli VanAutreve were both inducted over the weekend.

• Don’t forget to vote for Augustus Swanson, Princeton High School wrestler, for News Tribune Athlete of the Week. Perhaps 100x. Or 200x.

• Freedom House is running very low on laundry soap. Please call 815-872-0087 if you would like to donate or have questions.

• Peru PADS homeless shelter needs our help. They are near capacity and are getting low on essentials. You can buy directly from their Amazon list and it will be shipped directly to them.

• An article reporting on Red Covered Bridge progress appeared in OurQuadCities: “The Illinois Department of Transportation was putting up structural beams to hold it all together and keep it together,” said Lex Poppens, the executive director of the Bureau County Historical Society. “What we’ve done at the history center since then is try and keep the story elevated…Bureau County is waiting on I-DOT’s decision whether landmark will be fully repaired.”

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PRINCETON WEATHER

Princeton is currently under a “Winter Weather Advisory” until 6pm this evening. A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain is expected. Total ice accumulation of a glaze up to a tenth of an inch is possible. Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

Today: it will be mostly cloudy with highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds will be around 15 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph. By night, there's a 90% chance of rain and snow, with little to no snow accumulation expected. Temperatures will be near steady in the lower 30s.

Tuesday: Expect cloudy conditions throughout the day. There's a 50% chance of rain and snow in the morning, but little or no snow accumulation is expected. Temperatures will remain steady in the lower 30s. The night will be cold and cloudy, with temperatures holding steady.

Wednesday: The forecast is mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain in the afternoon. Temperatures will be nearly steady in the mid-30s. The evening will see a continuation of cloudy conditions with a 50% chance of rain and temperatures in the lower 30s.

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PRINCETON SPORTS

PHS Wrestling Results and Upcoming Schedule

The Tigers finished 2nd at the Randy Bowman Invitational in LeRoy:

• 106- Augustus Swanson 1st

• 138- Ace Christiansen 2nd

• 157- Preston Arkels 5th

• 165- Casey Etheridge 1st

• 190- Eli Berlin 6th

• 215- Ian Morris 4th

• 285- Cade Odell 1st

• 1/22 Lasalle-Peru HS at LP, 5:30pm

• 1/23 Newman Central at NC, 5:30pm

PHS Girls Bball Results and Upcoming Schedule:

• 1/20 vs Orion: Tigers win 59-37.

• 1/22 at Bureau Valley at 7:00pm

• 1/23 vs Kewanee at 7:00pm

• 2/5 vs Ottawa at 7:00pm

PHS Boys Bball Upcoming Schedule:

• 1/22 vs Ottawa at 7:00pm

• 1/23 at Kewanee at 7:00pm

• 1/26 vs Hall at Home, Senior night at 7:00pm

• 1/30 vs Bureau Valley at 7:00pm

• 2/2 vs Mendota at 7:00pm

PRINCETON RESTAURANT NEWS

• Chamber of Commerce: Make sure to grab your tickets at Hawg House Saloon or the Chamber for “Celebrate the New Year with the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce at Hawg House Saloon.” The band Fiddlerock will play. Event is January 27th from 3pm-6pm.

• Los Ranchitos celebrated their 17th anniversary in Princeton on Saturday.

• Sisler’s Ice Cream will be offering ice cream for breakfast on February 3rd, starting at 9am: coffee and donut sundaes, waffle ice cream sandwiches, fruit cereal milk shakes, and a dairy free orange juice floats.

PRINCETON BUSINESS NEWS

• Get 26% off your entire purchase at Four Seasons using the code “COLD” at checkout. Expires January 28th.

• Five 22 has a large sale of several clothing items on their website.

• Milk Mustache is selling certain children’s hoodies and pajamas at a reduced price on their website.

PRINCETON GAS PRICES

Regular

1️⃣Amoco, 720 N Main St: $2.99
2️⃣Sullivan’s Foods, 125 Backbone Rd: $3.04
3️⃣Casey’s West/North: $3.07
3️⃣Beck’s West/North: $3.07
3️⃣Road Ranger, N Main St: $3.07
3️⃣Shell, 2225 N Main St: $3.07

Diesel

1️⃣Casey’s West/North Peru St: $3.45
1️⃣Beck’s West/North: $3.45
1️⃣Casey’s West/North: $3.45
1️⃣Road Ranger, N Main St.: $3.45
2️⃣Sullivan’s Foods, 125 Backbone Rd: $3.49
3️⃣Amoco, N Main St: $3.59

PRINCETON WEATHERMEN

Neil Kastor, a noted meteorologist, hailed from Princeton, Illinois. His career spanned over three decades, during which he became a familiar face as the chief meteorologist at WQAD-TV. Kastor's work and dedication in the field of meteorology left a lasting impact in the community before he retired.

Cyle Dickens, a meteorologist and creative services branding specialist, is known for his work at KWQC, an NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa. Growing up in Princeton and graduating from PHS, Dickens has a deep connection to the area. In a recent article, he fondly remembers the "Hello" music campaign from 1991 that was broadcast on KWQC during his childhood, which left a lasting impression on him. His appreciation for this campaign played a significant role in his career, as he was instrumental in reviving this iconic news music image campaign for the station's 75th-anniversary celebration in 2023.