Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as posted at www.judici.com:
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
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PAXTON — A local concrete supplier has put up a new batching plant on its property north of the city’s downtown.
PAXTON — Arguments will be heard next month regarding whether the manager of the Lamb Young Funeral Home in Gibson City should be required to disclose his financial records and federal income tax returns to the attorney representing the funeral home’s former director, who is accused of steal…
PAXTON — The Paxton Park District is still hopeful to host a bus trip to a Chicago Blackhawks hockey game in late March.
ROBERTS — An initial informational meeting was held Jan. 21 at the Roberts Village Hall to talk about the steps needed to bring a Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) to Ford County.
WATSEKA — Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka has a new cardiologist. Dr. Michael Wingo.
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Rotary Club is asking the public to donate their unused cans of spray paint for use on a rock garden project at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex.
VFW Family Night meals are offered each month at the VFW post in Gibson City. Chicken and fish dinners with sides will be served starting at 5 p.m. each night. Dine-in and carryout orders are available.
PAXTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court:
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
BUCKLEY — Christ Lutheran High School’s scholastic bowl team started its third season with a split result as it competed against Deland-Weldon and Fisher.
WATSEKA — Marilyn Wilken, a Danforth resident, is the featured guest artist for January and February in the art gallery of the Old Courthouse Museum, 103 W. Cherry St., Watseka.
WATSEKA — Iroquois County Treasurer Kurt Albers announced that mobile home privilege tax bills will be mailed during the first week of March.
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PAXTON — Three Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School students each received a $1,000 check from the consulting firm that oversaw the demolition of the PBL Eastlawn School building during Wednesday night’s school board meeting.
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WATSEKA — The founder of a now-defunct nonprofit animal sanctuary in Thawville who is accused of intentionally causing the death of numerous animals in her care pleaded not guilty Thursday in Iroquois County Circuit Court to a Class 4 felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty.
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Junior Citizen of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards.
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School FFA chapter’s 32nd annual Farm Toy Show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the high school in Paxton.
SPRINGFIELD — Two years after Illinois’ Legislature approved new language for the U.S. Constitution codifying that rights cannot be denied due to gender, the Equal Rights Amendment gained enough state support to be ratified.
GIBSON CITY — The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting people to fill hundreds of thousands of temporary positions across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count. A recruiter has contacted the Moyer District Library in Gibson City to help get the information out to the community.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate will hold a special meeting Sunday to elect a new chamber president.
SPRINGFIELD — Government reform advocates in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to impose stricter rules on lobbying activity at the Statehouse, including a ban on lawmakers themselves working as lobbyists with other levels of government.
SPRINGFIELD — The state’s climatologist is predicting Illinois farmers are likely to endure more burdensomely wet weather while they try to plant cash crops this spring after suffering major losses as a result of a record-wet planting season last year.
With a new year, many people are reflecting on past projects and future endeavors. The Iroquois County Times-Republic posed some questions to Ken Barragree, executive director of the Iroquois Economic Development Association (IEDA), about what that group got accomplished in 2019 and what lie…
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PAXTON — A convicted felon from Gibson City who had access to guns and ammunition purportedly owned by his father was convicted this week of nine counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and faces a mandatory prison term when sentenced in March.
PAXTON — Sean Hudson of Paxton has been named student of the month for December at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School.
PAXTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court:
VFW Family Night meals are offered each month at the VFW post in Gibson City. Chicken and fish dinners with sides will be served starting at 5 p.m. each night. Dine-in and carryout orders are available.
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WATSEKA — On the day he was to stand trial for the alleged beating of an elderly man outside a Buckley bar, a 27-year-old rural Buckley man pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery and was sentenced to four years of probation.
CLIFTON — No one was reported injured following a three-vehicle accident involving a car, pickup truck and school bus near Clifton in northern Iroquois County on Monday, Jan. 13.
PEORIA — An Iroquois County farmer has been ordered to serve 364 days in prison for violating the terms of the probation he received upon being convicted of federal crop insurance fraud.
PAXTON — A member of the Ford County Board wants to know why some bills are being paid before the board approves them.
GILMAN — Several vehicles have been broken into or stolen recently in Gilman, the city council learned during its Jan. 13 meeting.
WATSEKA — A new three-year contract between the Iroquois County Board and the labor union representing the county’s telecommunicators has been finalized.
PAXTON — Stop signs will be installed to slow down drivers on Elm Street where it intersects Holmes Street on the west side of Paxton.
PAXTON — Nominations of candidates for the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Alumni Hall of Fame are being accepted until March 1.
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ELLIOTT — During Tuesday's village board meeting, it was announced that the village of Elliott is the recipient of a $500,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
GIBSON CITY — Billie Jo Denny was present at Monday’s meeting of the Gibson City Council to seek the city’s cooperation with bus transportation to this week’s Queen of Hearts fundraiser event.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
RANTOUL - Rantoul police are looking for a male who allegedly shot another in a north Rantoul neighborhood Saturday night.
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois economy grew at a slower pace than most neighboring states and the nation as a whole during the third quarter of 2019, according to new figures released Friday.
GIBSON CITY — Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School has named students to its honor roll and high honor roll for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year:
SPRINGFIELD — In year two, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will focus on ending cash bail, reforming low-level drug crime sentencing and reducing mandatory minimum sentences, he announced in Chicago Thursday.
GIBSON CITY — Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School has named students to its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year:
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GIBSON CITY — Exactly 104 days after Alamo Group Inc. acquired the Dixie Chopper business, its manufacturing plant in Gibson City built its first Dixie Chopper zero-turn lawn mower.
URBANA — The sticky question of how Champaign County will regulate marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas will be left hanging for a while longer.
PAXTON — Despite the recent death of its director, Millie Sutton, the PBL Community Food Pantry remains open.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
SPRINGFIELD — Some Illinois lawmakers say a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy responding to a growing trend of youth e-cigarette use does not go far enough.