The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade boys basketball team lost 22-19 to Tri-Point on Thursday. The Panthers led 10-8 at halftime and trailed by two going into the fourth quarter before being ...

WATSEKA – Cissna Park High School volleyball fans may be hearing Sonny and Cher’s song “I Got You Babe” in their heads. No, ...

Here are some sights from Thursday's IHSA Class 1A Watseka Sectional championship match, which Cissna Park won 25-16, 25-9 ..

A petition has surfaced asking that the Ford County Zoning Board of Appeals deny special-use permits for two proposed ...

The attorney defending the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district in lawsuits alleging the inappropriate touching of female students by teacher and former cross-country coach Rob Pacey is objecting to th ...

Dana Sauer didn’t have to worry about fumbling his lines in the run-up to his and a variety of other Ford County ...

The Illinois House of Representatives met for three days last week — the final scheduled days of the fall veto session — and ...

President Donald Trump attempts something that might help America, and Democrats oppose it. It’s a reflex rather than a ...

A new feasibility study to explore the potential for a hotel in town may be on the horizon. At the city council’s Oct. 27 meeting, an agenda item to discuss and approve pursuing a feasibility study ...

There will not be a new sheriff in town, but Ford County will have a new treasurer, at least four new county board members and possibly a new county clerk and recorder, too, following next year’s ...

Every November, politicians dust off their flag pins, give a speech about sacrifice and try to look humble for 30 seconds ...

For four weeks, the Moyer District Library in Gibson City is offering 15 minute, one-on-one sessions to help patrons learn how to use their smart phones, tablets and laptop computers. The sessions are ...