The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Ryan N. Mullett, 37, of Paxton, was arrested ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade volleyball team won 25-16, 25-10 over Tri-Point on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Emmalynn Shumate had four kills for PBL (3-2) while Tori Rock and Violet Foster each had five ...

Evan King (DM) pinned Jackson Swidergal, 1:14.113 – Double forfeit.120 – Gage Martin (GCMSF) won by forfeit.126 – Landen Lage (GCMSF) won by forfeit.132 – Nolan Lowe (GCMSF) tech. fall Rylynn Sleeter, ...

The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board approved the hiring of Michael Schwenk as GCMS High School’s next assistant principal and athletic director on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Schwenk replaces the ...

A Roberts family escaped their burning home unharmed Wednesday afternoon as their two dogs perished in a blaze believed to ...

I wrote a column in the Ford County Chronicle about desperate Ugandan youngsters who on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, ...

I tried to take a personality test online. Turns out, you need to have a personality for that. You also need a credit card to get your results for most of the tests. I didn’t feel the need to pay ...

There will be no second annual Gibson City Food Truck Festival this summer. The city council voted unanimously Monday night ...

The Buckley St. John’s seventh-grade volleyball team won 17-25, 25-9, 26-24 over Fisher on Monday, Jan. 27. Tinley ...

Now that each has made its arguments to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, the Ford County Chronicle and Village of Loda are awaiting a determination on whether a violation of the state’s Open ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday that the state’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point — to 5.2% — in December. The state’s unemployment rate was 1.1% ...

As Paxton Main Street Director Donna Pepper spoke in a recent “Chambana Proud” podcast about her community’s efforts to revitalize its historical downtown, Janet Ellis Nelson was listening with ...