As many as 5,000 people are expected to be in downtown Paxton throughout the day on Saturday, Sept. 21, when the annual ...

The Panther Regiment of Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School performs during a high school marching band competition at Monticello ...

The Gibson City Restoration Association’s president, Sharon Heavilin, right, presents an oversized $10,105 check to Kate Main ...

Traci Riddle, a kindergarten teacher at St. John’s Lutheran School in Buckley, was inducted into the Rantoul Township High ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture just announced that applications are open for the Food Access and Retail Expansion (HFFI FARE Fund). The purpose of HFFI is to support food supply chain resiliency, ...

The Paxton Buckley-Loda school board will hold a public hearing on the school district’s proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which began July 1, at the start of its next monthly meeting, with ...

The Paxton City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to donate $6,000 toward the 12th annual Paxton Swine ‘N’ Dine BBQ Contest & Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21, in the city’s ...

Ford County Chronicle correspondent Sandy Coffey is a member of the Loda Village Board, having been elected to a fouryear term in April 2023. LODA — Village trustees voted unanimously during their ...

HEYWORTH – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School baseball team won 25-4 over Heyworth on Tuesday. Dayne White hit 3-for ...

The Cissna Park High School volleyball team won 25-10, 25-10 over Georgetown-Ridge Farm on Tuesday. Addison Lucht and Josie ...

The Buckley St. John’s Lutheran School eighth-grade girls basketball team won 28-8 in its season opener over Tri-Point on ...

Below are some sights from Tuesday's varsity match, which PBL won 22-25, 25-20, 25-23. Digital copies of all these photos are ...