Samantha Cox, a Paxton resident, ran her sixth Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11. Cox ran the 26.2-mile race in a time of 6:39:15 ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team lost 16-25, 25-16, 25-23 to St. Thomas More on Thursday. With 10 blocks, Emmy ...

Years ago, I sang regularly and women would ask Krista, “Does your husband sing to you?” She would look at them and say, “No,” much to their dismay. The women wordlessly shamed me into thinking that I ...

I had a dream the other night. At least I hope it was a dream. I was sitting across the table from a 21-year-old version of myself. For starters, I couldn’t get past the good-looking head of hair I ...

The controversial topic of whether to allow backyard chickens in Paxton appears to be back on the back-burner — for now, anyway. The city council on Tuesday, Oct. 13, rejected the idea. “That’s ...

The Paxton City Council approved zoning variances last week to allow for two raised signs, one 80 and the other 25 feet high, advertising the Union 76 fuel station and attached fast-food restaurant — ...

The discovery process is well under way in preparation for trial, attorneys told a judge Friday, in a lawsuit alleging inappropriate touching of female students by suspended Paxton Buckley-Loda ...

Construction progresses at the site of Gibson City’s new outdoor public swimming pool at the North Park, which is expected to be open by Memorial Day next May. Sorry! An active online subscription is ...

The Ford County Board voted to put two of the three county-owned farms up for auction during its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, while agreeing to consider the continued leasing of the third farm ...

The relaunch of Paxton-Buckley Loda High School’s wrestling program might not happen as expected this school year, if at all. Parent Whittany Tipsord’s questions about the status of the program — ...

SIBLEY — The Sibley Village Board on Monday, Oct. 5, discussed the deterioration of the land office’s foundation on its east end. Bricks near the base were reported to have shifted inward one foot.