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

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-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 ...

By ANDREW ROSTEN aprosten@aol.com 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 ...

I do things for the dumbest reasons sometimes. I lost weight just to confuse my scales. I needed to lose weight for a long time. Not a lot of weight. My health has always been good, but the doctor ...

The games of chance were busy, too, as families tried their luck at getting a prize for defeating the tricky balloon pop or floating duck grab. The carnival workers weren’t too fazed by the heat, ...

Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court: FELONIES • John M. Peeler, 34, of Rankin, for two counts each of predatory criminal sexual assault (victim under age 13) and ...

PAXTON — The Ford County Board’s chairman, Chase McCall, and vice chairman, Carson Vaughn, both announced Tuesday, June 23, that their current terms on the board will be their last. The 37-year-old ...

PAXTON PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: n Juan Jimenez, 25, of Paxton, was arrested for aggravated battery around 3:55 a.m. Monday, June 30, in ...