PAXTON — Newly acquired books at the Paxton Carnegie Library include: Adult fiction — “One Small Mistake” by Dandy Smith, “My Husband’s Wife” by Alice Feeney, “Vigil” by George Saunders, “The Priory ...

Flanked by driver’s education instructor Paul Meuser, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School sophomore Nevaeh Harding is presented with the PBL Student Driver of the Month Award for January by Country ...

PAXTON — Among the Republican candidates who gave remarks during the Ford County Republican Central Committee’s Jan. 24 meet-and-greet at the Pueblo Lindo Mexican restaurant in Paxton were a few whose ...

Marshall, the Ford County probation and court services department’s emotional support dog, celebrates his first birthday in January. Born and raised in Ford County, the golden retriever has been ...

I want to relay my appreciation for Merle McCallister’s “Contrarian” columns in the Ford County Chronicle, especially the most recent one. I may not always see things quite the same way, but he ...

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher Middle School wrestling team lost 51-36 to Mahomet-Seymour and 65-18 to Monticello on Tuesday.

Cattle prices remain historically high as the U.S. slowly begins to rebuild its herd amid strong demand, but the direction of the cattle market in 2026 will largely depend on when the border with ...

PONTIAC — A plea agreement has been reached in the criminal case against Robert L. Dinkins, a former Gibson City-Melvin Sibley coach and teacher charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual ...

PAXTON — It wasn’t Giza Plateau with its majestic pyramids or the Valley of the Kings. Even so, an area southeast of Paxton looked enough like an Egyptian desert to become part of a recent movie shoot ...

So, I wrote to the NFL to see about advertising the books I authored during the Super Bowl. Thirty seconds would cost $7 million, I was told. That’s out of my budget. I asked about a one-second ...

Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court: FELONIES • James W. Phelps, 53, of Paxton, for threatening a public official, possession of a controlled substance and cruelty ...

FLANAGAN – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team won 62-22 over Flanagan-Cornell on Tuesday. After taking a 20-11 lead in the first quarter, GCMS (10-14, 2-6 Heart of Illinois ...