PAXTON — The Missouri-based Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy and an affiliated watchdog group based in that same state are suing four public school districts and two villages in Ford County ...

PAXTON — Calls from the community to keep Brock Niebuhr as Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s head baseball coach grew a little louder during the PBL school board’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, July ...

PAXTON – No lead was safe. The Paxton Swedes and Buckley Dutchmasters each overcame a multiple-run deficit to earn a victory in Sunday’s Eastern Illinois Baseball League doubleheader. The Swedes ...

PAXTON – The Paxton Park Board approved an ordinance authorizing a short-term borrowing of funds not to exceed $50,000 from Frederick Community Bank in a special meeting held Tuesday. According to the ...

PAXTON — The Paxton Park District’s Board of Commissioners called a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the Paxton Civic Center, 601 S. Fall St., to approve an ordinance authorizing the ...

PAXTON – Paxton resident Ross Radke filed a second amendment to his civil lawsuit against the Paxton Park District in the United States District Court for the Central District on July 20. Radke ...

PONTIAC — As expected, retired Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School teacher Paul L. Meuser was sentenced to 30 months of sex offender probation Monday following his guilty plea in May to felony charges of ...

PAXTON — During the Paxton Park District Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 14, Recreation Director Gillian Littleton told a story about saving a pig’s life earlier that day.

PONTIAC — As expected, retired Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School teacher Paul L. Meuser was sentenced to 30 months of sex offender probation Monday following his guilty plea in May to felony charges of ...

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Greta Ellen Siemsen, 76, of Ft. Myers, Florida formerly of Gibson City and the Champaign area passed away Saturday July 18, 2026 at Memory Haven in Tolono. Visitation will be held 9:00-11:00 am Monday ...

LODA — Leslie D. “Les” Freed, 93, of rural Loda, died at 8:49 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026, at his home. A celebration of his life will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at The Cadillac, 108 W.