The Ford County Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, to consider comments and make a ...

Last week, I asked if you supported Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order directing agencies to cut up to 4% of their fiscal year 2026 budgets, or if it was just a public-relations stunt. Nearly 80% of ...

ABOVE: Roger and Kris Cramer pose with Denis Fisher, left, the Gibson City Restoration Association’s vice president, during ...

Like almost anyone, almost all of the Paxton Police Department’s seven officers have had a loved one affected by cancer.

When I wrote last week about how I wasn’t football team material, I mentioned I planned to join the cross-country team ...

The Ford County Public Health Department will offer the following walk-in flu vaccination clinics to protect residents against influenza this fall: — 8:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Kempton ...

PAXTON — Neal Kottke and Jennifer Rheeling graduated high school in decidedly different eras — the 1950s and 1980s, respectively — yet each, in their own way, encouraged Paxton-Buckley-Loda High ...

PAXTON — Jordan Chapman is stepping down as the Paxton Park District’s recreation director. His last day of employment with the park district is Thursday, Oct. 9, after which he will work as the ...

During their 30 years of friendship, Doug McCoy and Mark Prina competed a lot against each other. The two even placed a bet ...

Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as released by Circuit Clerk Kasi Schwarz: FELONIES • Leonard Q. Schmitt, 34, no address listed, for criminal damage to ...

The Ford County Sheriff’s Office issued 30 traffic citations in September, including 13 for speeding four each for driving with a suspended/ revoked driver’s license and driving under the influence, ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team lost 25-18, 25-20 to St. Joseph-Ogden on Tuesday. Ellie Dirks had six kills and one ace while Logan Loschen had seven assists and two blocks and Rowan ...