PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade boys basketball team lost 28-27 over Iroquois West on Thursday. The Panthers led 13-9 at halftime but were outscored 14-6 in the third quarter. Tomasi ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity girls basketball team won 47-21 over St. Thomas More in its Illini Prairie Conference debut on Friday. Hallee Johnson scored 12 points for PBL (6-10, 1-0 IPC) ...

LEROY – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity boys basketball team won 61-43 over LeRoy on Friday. Ethan Williams led PBL (10-6) in scoring with 14 points while Kayden Vance had seven points and Owen ...

PONTIAC — Officials are exploring any and all options for re-establishing on-demand public transportation services in Ford and Iroquois counties, including a possible intergovernmental agreement with ...

HOOPESTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade volleyball team won 25-13, 25-15 over Hoopeston Area on Thursday. Tinley Eichelberger had seven kills and three digs while Tori Rock had three assists ...

CISSNA PARK – The Cissna Park High School girls basketball team won 54-23 over Armstrong-Potomac on Thursday. Lauryn Hamrick scored her 1,000th point during the game, joining 11 other players in ...

CISSNA PARK – The Cissna Park High School girls basketball team won 54-23 over Armstrong-Potomac on Thursday. Lauryn Hamrick scored her 1,000th point during the game, joining 11 other players in ...

PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Hillary D. Puls, 44, of Paxton, was arrested for possession of 1.5 grams of methamphetamine and possession of 1 ...

TUSCOLA – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity girls basketball team won 43-39 over Tuscola on Thursday. Kylie Rust scored 11 points for PBL (5-10) while Olivia Rehg had nine points, Audrey McCoy had eight ...

DANVILLE — Like many others, Ford County Board members were blindsided by Friday’s news that the CRIS Rural Mass Transit District would be ceasing operations, effective immediately, just half a year ...

PAXTON — An elderly Gibson City man has been arrested and charged with aggravated arson for allegedly setting fire to his apartment the day after Christmas. On Monday, Dec. 29, Ford County State’s ...

PAXTON — The Ford County Sheriff’s Office issued 20 traffic citations in December, including four for speeding; three each for operating an uninsured vehicle, improper traffic lane usage and driving ...