LODA — The Loda Village Board approved two building permits but delayed approval of another during its monthly meeting last week.
Halloween trick-or-treat hours have been set in area communities:
PAXTON — Kamalen “Kammy” Johnson Anderson, a former Ford County circuit clerk, has announced her candidacy for the circuit clerk’s position in next March’s primary election.
WATSEKA — On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
WATSEKA — The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about reported phone scams targeting the elderly in the county.
GIBSON CITY — In honor of World Polio Day, which is widely recognized on Oct. 24, the Rotary Club of Gibson City hosted a food stand at the Kid’s Fright Night event.
PAXTON — The Paxton Emergency Management Agency is asking that trick-or-treaters use crosswalks in all areas of town on Halloween — and especially on East Pells Street where activity is busiest.
LODA — The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary at a Loda convenience store.
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district’s property tax rate is expected to decline for a third straight year.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
PAXTON — The city will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at City Hall to accept comments from community members regarding the first phase of the city’s downtown streetscape improvement project, expected to be completed in 2020.
PAXTON — The cause of death of two people who were found dead in a wrecked car west of Paxton on Oct. 13 remained undetermined following autopsies performed this week.
PAXTON — Ford County landowners are being reminded that the due date for payment of the second installment of 2018 real estate taxes is Monday, Oct. 28.
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PAXTON — Advocates for the preservation of the 94-year-old PBL Eastlawn School building find it curious that the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district has chosen to excavate just enough land around the to-be-torn-down structure to avoid having the project’s adverse impact on historic resources…
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Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as posted at www.judici.com:
GIBSON CITY — Wild Styles Face Painting will be on hand at the Moyer District Library in Gibson City from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Halloween (Thursday, Oct. 31) to prepare children’s faces for a night of trick-or-treating.
LUDLOW — Preparation work before bids can be let on the village water main replacement project is halfway completed, a new village clerk was introduced and the village board voted to approve accepting a gift of land to be used for a park.
PAXTON — All 12 members of the Ford County Board are being invited to attend the next meeting of the board’s zoning committee at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, so they can review proposed changes to the county’s ordinance regulating wind farms.
Property purchased for new water tower
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PAXTON — The Paxton City Council voted 8-0 last Tuesday to approve an ordinance regulating the installation of solar-energy systems on rooftops and in yards.
ROBERTS — As a result of a resident’s complaint to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the village of Roberts recently had to halt its cleanup of paint chips that had fallen from the town’s water tower as it was being repainted.
PAXTON — Suzanne “Suzie” Shell, the chief deputy clerk for Ford County’s Probation & Court Services Department, announced her candidacy for the Ford County circuit clerk’s position in the March 2020 primary election during the Oct. 7 meeting of the Roberts Village Board.
PAXTON — Following are comments and questions that Paxton Mayor Bill Ingold heard or overheard during a recent open house for the city’s $1.2 million downtown streetscape improvement project. The mayor’s responses, if available, follow, as well:
ELLIOTT — A recent boil order and other water issues were topics of discussion at the October meeting of the Elliott Village Board, but the outcomes were positive.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the board room at the unit office in Paxton.
PAXTON — Two people were found dead Sunday in a car that had crashed sometime the previous night west of Paxton.
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — A car that was stolen last month in Ford County was recovered and its driver arrested following a high-speed chase Thursday night in Tennessee.
PAXTON — The Paxton Park District’s board of commissioners Tuesday increased fees for the 2020 youth basketball season.
GIBSON CITY — Members of the city council-appointed committee developing a vision for a new municipal swimming pool in Gibson City had to decide what could be eliminated from their plans after finding out their initial ideas exceeded fiscal boundaries.
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PAXTON — The Paxton City Council voted 7-1 Tuesday night to repeal the city’s controversial leaf-burning ban, effective immediately.
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GIBSON CITY — A funeral director in Gibson City has been charged with felonious theft for allegedly stealing more than $60,000 from her previous employer.
ASHKUM — District 21 Illinois State Police will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols in Kankakee, Iroquois and Ford counties on Tuesday, Oct. 29; Tuesday, Nov. 19; and Monday, Nov. 25. The special patrols focus on compliance with safety belt and child safety seat laws. Illinois law…
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court:
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PAXTON — There will be three more meetings — at least — before the Ford County Board is ready to vote on changes to the county’s ordinance regulating wind farms.
WATSEKA — The Iroquois County Public Health Department has scheduled 12 flu vaccination clinics in October to be held at various sites around the county, in addition to the walk-in flu clinics offered daily at the agency’s office in Watseka.
SIBLEY — Plans are being made for Sibley to gain a new business at the site of a former gas station no later than next spring, and demolition of the current structure will begin soon.
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RANKIN — A man considering opening a cannabis business in Rankin is asking village board members to decide within the next month if they will allow his business in town or if he will instead need to explore alternative locations.
BUCKLEY — Buckley Village Board members voted Monday night to not try again to sell the village’s old street sweeper and to have it repaired instead.
PIPER CITY — A well-intentioned effort to clean up Piper City’s alleys resulted in one homeowner expressing anger at the village board.
LEROY — Police continue to search for a 24-year-old Rankin man who allegedly ran from police into a cornfield during a traffic stop in McLean County.
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity:
GIBSON CITY — Jan Kerber won a 5-gallon, wall-mount shop vac donated by DuPont in Gibson City through the Gibson City Rotary Club’s weekly drawing on Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the club’s 2019 calendar fundraiser.
The Gov. Thomas Ford chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) is accepting entries for its annual American history essay contests that are open to all Ford County students.
A Senior Fit exercise program is available at the Paxton Church of Christ, 400 W. Ottawa Road, every Monday morning at 9. The program is especially designed to help seniors with strength and balance for daily living. The low-impact exercises can all be done while sitting in a chair. All area…
WATSEKA — The Iroquois County Public Health Department has scheduled 12 flu vaccination clinics in October to be held at various sites around the county, in addition to the walk-in flu clinics offered daily at the agency’s office in Watseka.
PAXTON — The Ford County Sheriff’s Office issued 53 traffic citations in September, including 33 for speeding.
ASHKUM — District 21 Illinois State Police will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols in Kankakee, Iroquois and Ford counties on Tuesday, Oct. 29; Tuesday, Nov. 19; and Monday, Nov. 25. The special patrols focus on compliance with safety belt and child safety seat laws. Illinois law…
GIBSON CITY — Gibson City’s water department will be flushing fire hydrants beginning Sunday, Oct. 13, and residents are being advised that the work could result in rusty water at times.