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

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

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 ...

For the second year in a row, the state of Illinois has chosen to underfund the backbone of its conservation infrastructure.

The Ford County Board’s chairman, Chase McCall, and vice chairman, Carson Vaughn, both announced Tuesday, June 23, that their current terms on the board will be their last. The 37-year-old McCall, a ...

The Middle East has been at war seemingly since Moses wore short pants. Frankly, I figured they’d keep blowing up each other until the sun burned out or I shoot golf in the 70s, whichever comes first.

Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court: FELONIES • John M. Peeler, 34, of Rankin, for two counts each of predatory criminal sexual assault (victim under age 13) and ...

I do things for the dumbest reasons sometimes. I lost weight just to confuse my scales. I needed to lose weight for a long time. Not a lot of weight. My health has always been good, but the doctor ...

The Gibson City Police Department released the following list of persons arrested or ticketed recently: -- Gerhardt ...

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Chad A. Minnick, 42, of Paxton, was arrested ...