The Elliott Amvets are holding an all-you-can-eat mountain oyster fry from noon to 4 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month.
GIBSON CITY — On the morning of Dec. 9, Gibson City’s five-member Community Development and Assistance Program (CDAP) committee voted unanimously to recommend the city council approve granting a CDAP loan to a local business to help it buy a downtown building at 301 N. Sangamon Ave.
GIBSON CITY — Gibson City Council members on Dec. 9 approved creating a Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) loan for Nicole Miller, who does business as Pioletti’s Spaghetti.
PIPER CITY — Following a brief closed session, village trustees approved salary increases at their Dec. 4 meeting for two employees, plus Christmas bonuses for those same two workers and three part-time employees.
PAXTON — The Ford County Clerk & Recorder’s Office held a lottery on Dec. 10 to determine the ballot placement for Republican candidates for circuit clerk and county board in the March 17 primary election who filed their nominating papers simultaneously.
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as posted at www.judici.com:
WATSEKA — Three Iroquois County Board committees met recently.
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board will hold a public hearing on the school district’s property tax levy for 2019 at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the board room in the unit office in Paxton.
WATSEKA — The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office released the following list of recent activity:
CHICAGO — The Illinois Farm Bureau’s annual member survey reflected three overwhelming themes: Farmers have less optimism for 2020; there is a profound need to regain lost export demand; and building new global markets is vital for the future.
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PAXTON — The Ford County Board is considering hiring a consulting firm to assist in the budgeting process later this fiscal year.
PAXTON — There will be contested races for the circuit clerk’s position and seats on the county board in the March 17 primary election in Ford County.
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PAXTON — From pinewood American flags to tiki torches to bath bombs and candles, almost everything available for purchase at the newly opened store at 165 S. Market St. in downtown Paxton is handcrafted.
WATSEKA — State Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, visited Iroquois County on Dec. 2, stopping by several places to speak with people about what has been going on in Springfield.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
Among the more than 17,500 high school seniors in Illinois who were recently named 2020-21 Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission were 10 from Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and 11 from Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School.
PAXTON — The Ford County Sheriff’s Office issued 33 traffic citations in November, including 17 for speeding.
The public is invited to attend Wednesday evening Advent services on Dec. 4 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sibley, Dec. 11 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Anchor and Dec. 18 at the American Lutheran Church in Gibson City. A simple bread and soup supper begins at 6:15 p.m., and worship fol…
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Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court:
SPRINGFIELD — As the month of December arrived, many Illinois farmers were still working to harvest their corn and soybeans — the state’s two largest field crops — and agriculture officials are anticipating one of the smallest harvests in recent years.
ROBERTS — The village board’s president, Rick Flessner, said he planned to meet Friday, Dec. 6, with a contractor interested in completing remediation work at the site of the town’s water tower — work that has been requested by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
BUCKLEY — The village board on Dec. 2 authorized its president to sign paperwork from Frontier Communications related to $4,011 in repairs made to drain tile on South Elm Street that the company agreed to reimburse to the village after the company damaged it while digging.
SIBLEY — The Sibley Village Board voted 4-2 to approve a pay increase for village employee Merlin Tjarks during its Dec. 2 meeting.
GIBSON CITY — An online fundraiser has been launched to bring in money to Shepherd’s Closet for the maintenance of its building at 106 N. Sangamon Ave. in downtown Gibson City.
GIBSON CITY — This year’s “Messiah” performance will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Gibson City Bible Church, located on Gibson City’s west side at 309 N. Illinois 47.
There will be at least two contested races for seats up for election next March in Ford and Iroquois counties.
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PAXTON — The elevator in the Ford County Courthouse is expected to be out of service for several weeks as upgrades and repairs are made to it.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
BLOOMINGTON — Nearly 70 students from across the 53rd Senate District — including those from Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and Iroquois West High School — came to Bloomington-Normal recently to offer up their ideas for new laws to state Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington.
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PAXTON — In an otherwise amicable meeting on Nov. 26, the chairman of the Ford County Board’s zoning committee lashed out at his fellow committee members, telling them he was at his “wits’ end” over their continued nitpicking in drafting revisions to the county’s ordinance regulating wind farms.
PAXTON — A 23-year-old Gibson City man who was recently convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl faces up to seven years in prison when sentenced in January.
ROBERTS — A benefit for Lyle Adkins, who is currently on the liver transplant list through Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Roberts Gym on Weldon Street in Roberts.
PAXTON — Junebug Crafty Gifts, a new store at 165 S. Market St. in downtown Paxton, is holding a grand opening Dec. 4-8.
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court:
GIBSON CITY — Gibson City residents can look forward to receiving in-home internet connection to a high-speed fiber-optic network if one company’s plans become reality.
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PAXTON — For nearly four decades, Caryl and Bob Nuckols volunteered countless hours to ensure homebound Paxton residents would not go hungry.
GILMAN — The Iroquois West school board has hired a superintendent to begin July 1, 2020.
SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate decreased in October in Ford and Iroquois counties when compared with year-ago levels.
PAXTON — The attorney for a Paxton resident who sought a temporary restraining order to prohibit the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district from tearing down the historic PBL Eastlawn School building said he plans to dismiss the case, after an appellate court recently upheld a Ford County judge…
PAXTON — PRIDE in Paxton’s Christmas Parade is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, in downtown Paxton, with the theme being “Chocolate Gumdrops and Golden Tickets: Imagine the Possibilities!”
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
GIBSON CITY — Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board members learned at their Nov. 18 meeting that all three of the district’s schools have achieved a “commendable” summative designation, as given by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Elliott Amvets are holding an all-you-can-eat mountain oyster fry from noon to 4 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month.
GIBSON CITY — Saturday’s 25th annual Lighted Christmas Parade in Gibson City is expected to feature nearly 60 lighted floats, making it the biggest one ever.
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Following is a timeline of the events that occurred over the past several months leading up to the demolition of the historic PBL Eastlawn School building:
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PAXTON — Inaccurate information contained in the project manual released to contractors during the bidding process for the demolition of the former PBL Eastlawn School building may have led to the confusion — and controversy — that ensued in the months to follow.
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as posted at www.judici.com:
PAXTON — A survey that Ford County Board members have been asked to complete to determine any potential conflicts of interest they may have with voting on proposed new regulations for wind farms is being met with a mix of compliance and defiance.
GIBSON CITY — The County Market in Gibson City could soon be more than just a grocery store. It could become a place for patrons to drink alcohol and play video-gambling machines.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: