The construction of an enclosed breezeway linking Ford County’s jail and courthouse is still being considered to eliminate ...

Button Township Highway Commissioner Ron Hilligoss told the Ford County Board during a special meeting Monday, June 30, that ...

The Paxton Pirates girls swimmers won a home meet on Wednesday. The lady Pirates won 129-121 over the Rantoul Hurricanes ...

Here are some sights from Wednesday's Pinto League championship game at Nelson Field in Paxton, which ended in a victory for ...

Nora Harroun, 35, of Onarga passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on June 17, 1990 in Watseka, a daughter of Porfirio and Maria (Lopez) Garcia ...

Maureen Mae Fuoss, 86, of Buckley passed away at 3:50 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2025 at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2025 at Baier Family ...

Glenn V. Cothern, 82, of Plainfield, Illinois formerly of the Gibson City and Elliott area passed away at 12:24 pm Tuesday June 24m 2025 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Joliet. Visitation will be ...

LOVINGTON - Harold L. Merkle, 74, of Lovington, passed away 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at his home. Memorial graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Keller ...

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Three Paxton residents — James D. Hawk Jr., ...

The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board on Wednesday, June 25, approved the extension of the school district’s contract ...

To reflect additional costs incurred and revenue received — including about $1 million in rebates received for the ...

A blistering-hot and humid week in late June was not going to ruin anyone’s fun at the Ford County Fair in Melvin. Despite ...