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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity softball team ended its 2025 season with a 12-5 loss in the IHSA Class 2A regional ...

In its final game of the 2025 regular season, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity baseball team lost 2-0 to Tri-Valley in ...