PBL girls basketball wins 47-18 over GCMS in season opener

GIBSON CITY – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity girls basketball team won 47-18 in its season opener over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in the Lady Falcon & Bunnie Tip-Off Classic on Monday. The two teams were held scoreless through the first 2 ½ minutes before Losa Suaava and Lillie Frichtl scored on back-to-back layups to give PBL the early 4-0 lead with 5:04 left […]

B&B finally pays civil penalties to same-sex couple, their attorneys

By WILL [email protected] PAXTON — The co-owner of a bed-and-breakfast west of Paxton who was fined $81,218 by the Illinois Human Rights Commission for discriminating against a same-sex couple 10 years ago has finally paid the civil penalties to the couple and their attorneys — plus a bit more. Jim Walder, who co-owns the TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast with his […]

GCMS MS girls basketball teams defeat PBL

PAXTON – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley eighth- and seventh-grade girls basketball teams each earned victories over Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Monday. The GCMS eighth-graders won 37-3. The Falcons outscored PBL 10-0 in the first quarter as Lilyan Sizemore scored seven points, Hadley Doman had two points and one point during the quarter. In the second quarter, GCMS took a 22-1 lead into halftime […]

Obituary: Jesston Reno

Jesston P. Reno, 48, of Evanston, formerly of Paxton, passed away October 13, 2021 in Evanston.  A Celebration of Life Open House will begin at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 2021 at the family home, 411 West Main Street, Sidney. Jesston was born July 10, 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky.  He came into our lives on August 13, 1973.  He left […]

PBL cross country runner Trixie Johnson working toward all-state status

By Daniel L. ChamnessChronicle correspondent PAXTON — In the history of cross country at Paxton-Buckley-Loda, there has never been a female all-state cross country runner. Trixie Johnson would like to be the first. While she did not earn all-state status this year, the junior, is making a serious bid to do just that. The lady Panther junior, who wears the […]