Business

Remembering when Ford (County) preferred Chevy

Remembering when Ford (County) preferred Chevy

Dave Hinton | November 5, 2025

PAXTON — Dana Sauer didn’t have to worry about fumbling his lines in the run-up to his and a variety...

All Hands on Deck: With a lot of help, Sibley baseball diamond given new life

All Hands on Deck: With a lot of help, Sibley baseball diamond given new life

October 30, 2025

SIBLEY — Gibson City-area resident Pete Hornstein grew up on the local ball diamonds. He played T-ball, participated in the...

Mayor: Subdivision on Paxton’s west side still in works

Mayor: Subdivision on Paxton’s west side still in works

Will Brumleve | October 24, 2025

PAXTON — A year ago, developers pitched an aggressive timeline for the construction of a new residential subdivision on farmland...

Permit application details 5-megawatt solar projects eyed for just north of Gibson City

Permit application details 5-megawatt solar projects eyed for just north of Gibson City

Will Brumleve | October 17, 2025

GIBSON CITY — If granted special-use permits to build and operate two 5-megawatt commercial solar farms just north of Gibson...

Obituaries

Obituary: Linda Sue Gebauer

Obituary: Linda Sue Gebauer

November 5, 2025

Linda Sue Gebauer, 66, of Rantoul, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025. Born to the late Frances Gerald (Jerry)...

Clyde Bargmann

Clyde Bargmann

November 5, 2025

GILMAN — Clyde “Burley” Burnell Bargmann, 90, of Gilman, died, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at Bickford Place in Bourbonnais. Funeral...

James E. Carpenter

James E. Carpenter

November 5, 2025

LODA — James E. Carpenter, 80, of Loda, formerly of Chebanse, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Miller Health Care...

Ronald E. Grove

Ronald E. Grove

November 5, 2025

SEMINOLE, Fla. — Ronald Edwin Grove, 88, of Seminole, Fla., a native of Paxton, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. A...