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 ...

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 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team won 15-0 over Tri-Point on Thursday. Karsyn Harden pitched a one-hit shutout through the three-inning game, striking out five ...

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 ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School softball “A” team lost 10-4 to Fisher on Wednesday. Charlie Hethke and Jessi Coulter each had 2-for-3 while Adailynn Shumate had two RBIs. On the ...

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).

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 ...

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 ...

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team won 13-3 over Watseka Glenn Raymond on Tuesday. Haven Kean hit 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs while Avery Bielfeldt hit ...

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 ...

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 ...