GIBSON CITY — Dennis Higgins was not afraid to get involved and to make sure things were done right. Enough so to help make preparations for an upcoming Ford County 911 Emergency Telephone System ...

CHAMPAIGN -- Cache and Callen Richard of Gibson City each earned a first-place finish in the Illinois Marathon 5K on Friday. Cache, 12, finished the 5K with a time of 21:10, placing first out of 89 ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity baseball team lost 9-0 to Manteno on Friday. Kayden Vance, Dylan Vance and Pryor Inman each provided a hit for PBL at the plate. On the mound, Kayden Vance ...

UNITY BOYS INVITATIONAL At Tolono Team scores 1. Unity, 108.5; 2. Shelbyville, 69.5; 3. Monticello, 62.5; 4. Bartonville Limestone, 60; 5. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville ...

GIBSON CITY – Erin McCall of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls track and field team finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.88 during the Lady Falcon Invite on Friday.

FAIRBURY – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity softball team lost 10-0 to Prairie Central on Thursday. Jules Woodrey pitched a five-inning no hitter for Prairie Central, striking out nine batters and ...

JUNIOR HIGH 7th-grade boys Team scores 1. PBL, 113; 2. GCMS, 78; 3. Cissna Park, 54; 4. Ridgeview, 33; 5. Lexington, 3. 100-meter dash 1. Levi Turner (PBL) 12.94; 2 ...

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity baseball team lost 3-2 to Fieldcrest on Friday. Graydon Leonard hit 2-for-3 with a run scored as GCMS finished the game with two hits. Mitchell ...

FISHER — Taylor Flynn, who has been Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School’s assistant principal since 2022, will become the principal of Fisher Grade School starting this fall. The Fisher school ...

GIBSON CITY — Gibson City Planning Commission members voted 6-1 on Tuesday, April 21, to recommend the city council deny a developer’s petition for a special-use permit for the construction and ...

Last Sunday morning, I was home lamenting the one shot I should have made before I lost a golf tournament — by one point. After breakfast, I turned on a rerun of “Bonanza,” a show I’ve liked since I ...

PAXTON — Almost 10 years after she first became Ford County clerk and recorder — and more than 18 years after she started her employment in the county clerk and recorder’s office — Amy Frederick has ...