Project at high school’s football field, track expected to be completed this summerBy WILL BRUMLEVE
will@fordcountychronicle.com | April 17, 2024
PAXTON — The construction of a new restroom and concessions building at Zimmerman Field and Guyot Track at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School is expected to begin the day after Memorial Day and end sometime this summer before students return to school on Aug. 15 to start...
April 17, 2024
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April 17, 2024
Today is Wednesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2024. There are 258 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple...
Board to work with newly hired recreation director, community to address issues in youth sports programs run by Paxton Park DistrictBy ANDREW ROSTEN
aprosten@aol.com | April 17, 2024
PAXTON — More than 10 members of the public attended last week’s monthly meeting of the Paxton Park District’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 9, most to voice their concerns about the district’s youth sports programs. Reading from a prepared statement, Lauryl McKenry said...
‘THE CROWN ON THE TOWN’ PROJECTApril 17, 2024
Stan Foster of rural Paxton has nearly finished the construction of a 28-foot octagonal platform that will be part of a replica of Paxton’s 1887 water tank to be placed atop the city’s historical 80-foot-tall water tower downtown — a project being undertaken by the...
