GIBSON CITY — The city council chambers had an unusually large number of visitors on Monday, Aug. 24, as drainage issues from recent storms and a question of city membership in the Greater Gibson Area ...

GIBSON CITY — The former treasurer of a nonprofit group that raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need has been charged in Ford County Circuit Court with felony theft for allegedly ...

PAXTON — Following public hearings next month, the Paxton City Council is expected to consider approval of an annexation agreement for a community solar project on farmland between Colmac Coil and ...

PAXTON — The torrential downpours of Aug. 13-15 caused “widespread” flood damage in Paxton, according to Emergency Response Service Director Andrew Turner, but whether there was enough damage to ...

All three of Ford County’s public high schools are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best high schools in both Illinois and across the nation. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High ...

DANVILLE – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team finished second in a three-team outing on Wednesday with a score of 183. Tucker Fox led the Eagles with a score of 45, followed by Avery ...

PAXTON — Ford County Probation & Court Services staff are working remotely — and in search of a temporary new home — as mold remediation efforts continue in the courthouse’s recently flooded basement ...

EL PASO – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys golf team won a three-team outing on Wednesday. The Falcons finished with a score of 177 to finish ahead of El Paso-Gridley (196) and Cornerstone (206).

SAYBROOK – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley girls golf team won an outing over Deer Creek-Mackinaw with a score of 220. Lilyan Sizemore led all golfers with a score of 45 while Ella Reynolds finished ...

PAXTON — First responders were called to the scene of a three-vehicle crash west of Paxton on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 21. The crash occurred at 1:55 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois 9 and ...

ROSSVILLE – Karsyn Rini of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School boys cross country team won a meet at Rossville with a time of 13:59.6 on Tuesday. Dawson Bice finished ninth with a time of 15:21 ...

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