1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (181+ words) METAMORA u2013 The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team finished 25th in the Redbird Classic last weekend. The Eagles finished with a score of 692 in a 30-team tournament in which Pleasant Valley won the tourney with a score of 568. Jack Flesner and Noah…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (179+ words) PAXTON u2014 The Paxton City Council took steps Tuesday, Sept. 8, to make way for a community solar project on yet-to-be-annexed farmland between the Colmac Coil manufacturing plant and Interstate 57. Following a series of public hearings, the council voted unanimously to approve…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (177+ words) LODA u2014 An early-morning fire Wednesday caused extensive damage to a Loda home and destroyed its detached garage and two vehicles parked inside, but no one was hurt, Fire Chief Harold Ecker said. An estimated 35 volunteer firefighters from Loda, Buckley and…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (139+ words) DANVILLE u2014 The Illinois & Indiana Firefighters Associationu2019s annual 9/11 Memorial Ride will be held Sunday, Sept. 13, in remembrance of the firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The event involves motorcycles u2014 and any other vehicles that wish…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (132+ words) Paxton police, along with Ford County sheriffu2019s deputies and Illinois State Police, process the scene of what Police Chief Coy Cornett said appeared to be an accidental self-inflicted shooting that left a 22-year-old man dead. According to a news release from…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (183+ words) PAXTON u2014 The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: — Joseph M. Kummer, 37, of Custer Park, was arrested for traveling to meet a minor, indecent solicitation of a child and solicitation to meet a child around 8:20 p.m. Saturday,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (131+ words) PAXTON PAXTON u2014 The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Robert N. Perrine, 25, of Dahinda, Ill., was arrested on a warrant for violation of an order of protection and telephone harassment around 5:17 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, after Paxton police received multiple…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (130+ words) I recently watched the Thunderbirds perform at Grissom Air Force Base outside Peru, Ind. From the time the jets took off to their final maneuver and landing, a flood of emotion came over me. For those around Central Illinois in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) All three of Ford Countyu2019s public high schools are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best high schools in both Illinois and across the nation. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and Tri-Point High School were all…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (139+ words) Following the severe weather that impacted Ford County, I want to make sure residents and businesses know about resources that may be available to help with recovery. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation covering 15 Illinois counties,…...