Gibson City native pens book, ‘Hugs Help,’ to help others cope with grief

GIBSON CITY — Randy Stocker, who grew up in Gibson City, recently wrote a book on grief and grieving. “Hugs Help” talks about him surviving the death of three family members to a distracted truck driver on July 22, 2003. Killed in the accident near the Bloomington airport were his mother, Jean Stocker, and his two daughters, Jenelle, 19, and […]

Nathan Lawler resigns as head girls basketball coach at PBL High School

PAXTON – Nathan Lawler resigned as Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School head girls basketball coach on Wednesday, as well as his position as PBL Junior High School assistant principal. The following message from Lawler was posted on the PBL Lady Panthers Basketball Twitter page: “Today, I made the difficult decision to step down in my positions at PBL. Being a part of […]