PAXTON — Ford County Probation & Court Services staff are working remotely — and in search of a temporary new home — as mold remediation efforts continue in the courthouse’s recently flooded basement ...

DANVILLE – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team finished second in a three-team outing on Wednesday with a score of 183. Tucker Fox led the Eagles with a score of 45, followed by Avery ...

EL PASO – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys golf team won a three-team outing on Wednesday. The Falcons finished with a score of 177 to finish ahead of El Paso-Gridley (196) and Cornerstone (206).

All three of Ford County’s public high schools are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best high schools in both Illinois and across the nation. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High ...

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SAYBROOK – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley girls golf team won an outing over Deer Creek-Mackinaw with a score of 220. Lilyan Sizemore led all golfers with a score of 45 while Ella Reynolds finished ...

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team won 15-0 over Tri-Point on Thursday. Karsyn Harden pitched a one-hit shutout through the three-inning game, striking out five ...

The Lord welcomed Wanda Marjorie Gross, a lifelong resident of Medora, Illinois, at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, August 23, 2026. She is now rejoicing in heaven with family and friends. Wanda was born January 27 ...

ROSSVILLE – Karsyn Rini of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School boys cross country team won a meet at Rossville with a time of 13:59.6 on Tuesday. Dawson Bice finished ninth with a time of 15:21 ...

PAXTON — First responders were called to the scene of a three-vehicle crash west of Paxton on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 21. The crash occurred at 1:55 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois 9 and ...

GIBSON CITY — A Grand Rapids, Mich.- based firm has assumed management of three area Villas of Holly Brook assisted-living facilities, all of which have been sold. Priority Health officials recently ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School softball “A” team lost 10-4 to Fisher on Wednesday. Charlie Hethke and Jessi Coulter each had 2-for-3 while Adailynn Shumate had two RBIs. On the ...