PAXTON — Ford County Treasurer Krisha Whitcomb’s extended absences from her courthouse office in recent months have led to questions and concerns from residents, including whether she is working for ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade volleyball team won 25-7, 25-1 over Prairie Central on Thursday. Addison Gooden had 13 aces and three assists for PBL (14-5) while Grace Didier and ...

LEXINGTON – The Cissna Park High School boys basketball team ended its 2025-26 season with a 65-43 loss to Lexington in the IHSA Class 1A regional semifinals. Cissna Park (16-17) took an 8-4 lead ...

Paxton Emergency Response Service volunteers Ty Zanardelli and Kate Turner prepare a carryout meal during the agency’s monthly chicken and noodle supper on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the ERS building at ...

When I began this series from John 3:16, I mentioned that many people believe that this is the most well-known verse in all the Scriptures. Martin Luther called it, “The Bible in miniature.” We’ve ...

I started doing pushups to try to get back into shape. Well, I did one pushup. It’s a start. I wasn’t inspired to exercise by the Olympics going on, although I am pretty competitive when it comes to ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade volleyball team won 25-16, 25-9 over Prairie Central on Thursday. Tinley Eichelberger had six kills for PBL (9-8) while Tori Rock had seven assists and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector. Overall, net farm income, a ...

Mark S. Stuckey, 75, of Piper City passed away Saturday February 21, 2026 at his daughter’s home in Seneca surrounded by her loving care. A private graveside service will be held at Brenton Township ...

MANTENO – The sixth-seeded Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity boys basketball team won 58-44 over third-seeded Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional semifinals on Wednesday.

ONARGA — The Federated Bank has announced the appointment of Karli Manahan of Buckley as vice president and credit officer. Manahan has experience in commercial and agriculture credit analysis, loan ...

Here are some sights from Tuesday's IHSA Class 1A sectional semifinal game in Gilman, which Heyworth won 54-35 ...