Toward the end of Monday’s hour-long meeting of the Ford County Board’s farm committee, its chairman, Greg Niewold of rural ...

The next primary election ballot — on March 17, 2026 — will include a nonbinding referendum asking Paxton voters if they feel ...

The Gibson Area Hospital Auxiliary hosts its annual spring banquet on Monday, May 12, at the Countryside Campground south of ...

In the aftermath of the Biden administration’s collapse and the overwhelming rejection of Kamala Harris in the last ...

The sun poked at me through the shade of the tree and blasted my neck and shoulders with heat. I was sweating already, and I ...

Robbie Dinkins is appealing the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board’s decision to fire him amid claims that he maintained ...

At a time when Illinois families are struggling with inflation, high grocery bills and rising utility costs, Democrats in ...

The Paxton Park District’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, May 13, voted 5-0 to spend up to $25,000 in capital funds to make the public swimming pool at Coady Park operational this summer. On May 2 ...

Representatives of the Ford County Public Health Department met with senior citizens at the Piper City Public Library on Tuesday, May 13, to explain services available. Caregiver advisor Becky Beck, ...

Paxton’s next brush pickup scheduled for Monday, May 26 PAXTON — The city of Paxton conducts brush pickup once a month from April through October. Monthly brush pickup dates — all Mondays — are May 26 ...

Here are some sights from Monday's IHSA Class 2A regional quarterfinal game in Paxton, which PBL won 7-2 ... Sorry! An active ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity baseball team survived and advanced through the first round of the IHSA Class 2A regionals on ...