PAXTON — Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district taxpayers have already footed a big bill — totaling more than $11,000 in attorney fees — to fight lawsuits alleging the inappropriately touching of female ...

W – Braden Roesch, 7 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 10 K, 4 BB. L – Kendrick Johnson, 4 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 4 BB. Buckley (5-2) – Ryker Small 4-5. Hunter Brewer 2-4, RBI. Ty Cribbett 1-4, 2B. Nate Reed 1-2, 2B, ...

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PAXTON — With a larger crowd expected in downtown Paxton for September’s 14th annual Paxton Swine ‘N’ Dine BBQ Contest & Festival, the city is making a larger contribution to support the event. During ...

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I moved here in late 1980 and on Jan. 5, 1981, started my first real job as the youth adviser for Ford County with the University of Illinois Extension Service. My office was in Melvin. I’d never ...

PAXTON — Under redevelopment agreements approved by the Paxton City Council on Tuesday, June 9, three downtown properties in the city’s tax-increment financing district will see improvements ranging ...

“Our music has always been our voice, and we choose not to publicly affiliate with any single political party. We support the betterment of all Americans.” That was the statement released by the ...

PAXTON — Before the end of this month, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district could have a new high school principal hired. Interim Superintendent Jon Kilgore said that following the June 19 ...

BUCKLEY – For the first time since 2021, the Paxton Swedes claimed the upper hand on their archrivals, the Buckley Dutchmasters, in an Eastern Illinois Baseball League doubleheader. The Swedes won 4-3 ...

Here are some sights from the Little Mister and Miss Pageant, the talent show, the kiddie tractor pull, the 4-H premium auction and more. Digital copies of all these ...