The Buckley Dutchmasters know a thing or two about postseason baseball. They are, after all, the three-time defending ...

PAXTON — A former employee of Birkey’s Farm Store in Gibson City has been charged in Ford County Circuit Court with a dozen felonies alleging he secretly videotaped adults and minors in the store’s ...

Here are some sights from Sunday's game at Memorial Field in Paxton, which the Dutchmasters won 16-4 in eight innings ...

Brysen Butler of the Central Illinois Track Club finished 25th with a time of 4:38.65 in the 14-year-old men’s 1,500-meter ...

PAXTON — Jean Cooper, 80, of Paxton, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Full Gospel Christian Fellowship, 619 S.

The Ford County Board’s farm committee advanced a proposal to the full board Wednesday to seek sealed bids from farmers for ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School cross country team is undergoing some changes. Sally Ellis was hired as the head coach of ...

A Melvin man remains jailed on charges alleging he possessed and distributed child pornography. Michael M. McPherson, 46, who listed an address in the 300 block of East Third Street in Melvin, was ...

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- William Nolan, 18, of Rantoul, was arrested ...