My December 2025 farm retirement auction was successful; the average of all sales slightly exceeded my expectations. With any auction, some items bring more and others less than one personally values ...

After 32 years of teaching agriculture and serving as FFA chapter advisor at Paxton-Buckley Loda High School, Mike White is “graduating,” as he calls it, at the end of this school year. “I’m looking ...

GIBSON CITY — As executive director of the Greater Gibson Area Economic Alliance, Matt Burns’ philosophy for improving the economy of Gibson City and the surrounding area is to “start as close to home ...

Tri-Point school district officials made Scott Saffer an offer he could not refuse. Like a college football or basketball coach making a pitch to an athlete they wanted to play for them, they ...

PAXTON — The Ford County Sheriff’s Office issued 44 traffic citations in April, including 22 for speeding, six for disobeying a traffic sign and four each for operating an uninsured vehicle and ...

PAXTON PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Steven A. Harding, 38, of Paxton, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Wednesday, April 29, ...

GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Council on Monday, April 27, approved holding the city’s cleanup day from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 6, along with up to $5,000 in related expenses. The cleanup day ...

GIBSON CITY — A California developer has withdrawn its application for a special-use permit for the construction and operation of a 2.25-megawatt solar farm on farmland just northeast of Gibson City.

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity softball team lost 15-0 to Monticello on Monday. Cassidee Stoffel pitched a four-inning no-hitter as she struck out eight batters and walked two. For PBL (4-16 ...

HEYWORTH – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls track and field team tied for eighth place in the Heart of Illinois Conference Meet on Monday. Ridgeview and GCMS each finished with a score ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity baseball team won 9-7 over Monticello on Monday. The Panthers (7-12, 2-6) scored four runs in the second inning to take a 4-1 lead. Johnny Rodeen hit a one-out ...

Here are some sights from Friday's game, which Fisher won 2-0 ...