DANVILLE -- Layne Harden, a 2019 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School graduate, was the overall Reserve Champion of the Hangin’ on Tight 2026 Rodeo Series. The season started on the weekend of April ...

PAXTON — On the official start of fall, city leaders met at Paxton City Hall with state lawmakers and emergency management officials on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, to talk about this past summer ...

BISMARCK – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School baseball team lost 4-0 to Clifton Nash on Wednesday. On the mound, Duncan White allowed two runs – one earned – on two hits and three walks with ...

That was the claim made by Paxton-Buckley-Loda sophomore running back/linebacker Hunter Shedd after the Panthers won 24-6 over Ford County rival Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. Sam Hall, PBL senior ...

CHAMPAIGN – The Cissna Park High School volleyball team went 1-4 in the Champaign Central Tournament on Saturday. Cissna Park won 25-23, 10-25, 15-13 over Champaign Central and lost 24-26, 25-22, ...

WATSEKA – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team went 2-2 at the Watseka Invite on Saturday. Ellie Dirks finished with 37 kills for PBL (10-10) en route to being named to the all-tournament ...

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PAXTON — The relocation of the Ford County probation department’s offices to a former dental office in downtown Paxton gained the approval of the county board via a unanimous vote during an adjourned ...

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WATSEKA — Iroquois County Historical Society members, committees, vendors, businesses and volunteers are gearing up to make Harvest Daze 2026 the best yet. The entire event opens with the annual fish ...

Before he passed away, I played a lot of golf with my father. I’ll never forget the day we were playing the first hole at the Kankakee Country Club. I faced a long putt. The ball tracked perfectly ...

PAXTON — Two raised signs — one 80 and the other 25 feet high — could soon be put around the Interstate 57 interchange in Paxton to advertise the 76-brand fuel station and still-undisclosed fast-food ...