The Ford County Board’s farm committee advanced a proposal to the full board Wednesday to seek sealed bids from farmers for ...

A Melvin man remains jailed on charges alleging he possessed and distributed child pornography. Michael M. McPherson, 46, who ...

With students and staff set to return to Paxton-Buckley-Loda schools for the start of the 2025-26 school year next week, ...

A former employee of Birkey’s Farm Store in Gibson City has been charged in Ford County Circuit Court with a dozen felonies alleging he secretly videotaped adults and minors in the store’s women’s ...

The Buckley Dutchmasters know a thing or two about postseason baseball. They are, after all, the three-time defending ...

Here are some sights from Sunday's game at Memorial Field in Paxton, which the Dutchmasters won 16-4 in eight innings ...

Brysen Butler of the Central Illinois Track Club finished 25th with a time of 4:38.65 in the 14-year-old men’s 1,500-meter ...

PAXTON — Jean Cooper, 80, of Paxton, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Full Gospel Christian Fellowship, 619 S.

The Ford County Board’s farm committee advanced a proposal to the full board Wednesday to seek sealed bids from farmers for ...