Newly-invented sport offers something to do for local athletes

PAXTON — All across the state of Illinois, high school athletes are without their usual primary source of physical activity. While his brother, Tate Graham, graduated from Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School in the spring of 2020, Ty Graham was supposed to play his sophomore football and basketball seasons, but with the COVID-19 pandemic postponing both seasons, his main source comes from […]

Ford County Public Health Department COVID-19 update (Dec. 17, 2020)

Ford County Public Health Department (FCPHD) is announcing 21new cases. Ford County has a total of 1,061cases. Of those, 658 are confirmed cases and 403 are probable cases. Sadly, there has been another COVID-19 related death—a female in her 80s and is associated with an outbreak at Accolade Senior Living in Paxton. There has been a total of 28 COVID19 […]

Vaccine doses sent to 77 hospitals statewide

Illinois’ first 109,000 doses received this week By SARAH MANSURCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Coronavirus vaccinations from the state’s National Strategic Stockpile were delivered Thursday to 77 hospitals in 45 counties throughout the state, Gov. JB Pritzker announced at his daily briefing. Pritzker said the state first’s vaccine shipment totaled 109,000 doses — which includes 23,000 to the city of […]