The construction of an enclosed breezeway linking Ford County’s jail and courthouse is still being considered to eliminate ...

The Paxton Pirates girls swimmers won a home meet on Wednesday. The lady Pirates won 129-121 over the Rantoul Hurricanes ...

Button Township Highway Commissioner Ron Hilligoss told the Ford County Board during a special meeting Monday, June 30, that ...

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Three Paxton residents — James D. Hawk Jr., ...

The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board on Wednesday, June 25, approved the extension of the school district’s contract ...

To reflect additional costs incurred and revenue received — including about $1 million in rebates received for the ...

Here are some sights from Wednesday's Pinto League championship game at Nelson Field in Paxton, which ended in a victory for ...

The Gibson City Police Department released the following list of persons arrested or ticketed recently: -- Gerhardt ...

A blistering-hot and humid week in late June was not going to ruin anyone’s fun at the Ford County Fair in Melvin. Despite ...

For the second year in a row, the state of Illinois has chosen to underfund the backbone of its conservation infrastructure.

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Chad A. Minnick, 42, of Paxton, was arrested ...

By ANDREW ROSTEN [email protected] PAXTON — The Paxton Park District’s Board of Commissioners approved obtaining a $45,000 operating loan Monday night to cover the park district’s bills as it awaits ...