PBL JH softball loses to Urbana

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School “A” team lost 22-16 to Urbana. Faith Lusk produced four hits and seven RBIs while scoring four runs while Kylie Rust had three hits and scored two runs. Hallee Johnson had two hits and four runs while Meredith Foster had two hits and two runs scored and Cora Busby had two RBIs. On […]

Paxton Park Board fills vacant seat

PAXTON – The Paxton Park Board filled an empty vacant board seat. Matt Quinlan will be sworn in at the September board meeting by the district attorney. He will replace Nick Williamson, who resigned last July. Quinlan was in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss his case for joining the board, and the board voted to accept him in a […]

Rantoul/PBL soccer starts anew

RANTOUL – Coaches and players on the Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School soccer team are entering new territory. This is the first year of a cooperative agreement between Rantoul Township and PBL High School, and for the 7-8 PBL students on the soccer team, it is their first time playing soccer at the high school level. “I think it’s going to go […]

Obituary: Pablo Herrera

Pablo Herrera, III, 49 of Champaign, passed away at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton. Pablo was born November 12, 1972, in San Antonio, Texas the son of Victor and Blanche Cavazos Vasquez, Sr. He married Lisa […]

Rural hospitals challenged by workforce shortages

By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek When the Illinois Health and Hospital Association conducted its Small and Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting in Springfield this summer, worker retention and recruitment was a major theme. Two of the largest impacts on workforce include stress from the pandemic and a shortage of health care professionals, said Ted Rogalski, Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) Board […]

PBL volleyball to start season Aug. 22

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School volleyball team’s 2022 season will be a new one in more ways than one. “Every year is a new year. It’s a new challenge,” PBL head coach Lindsay Stalowy said. “You have new kids on the roster. I’m definitely looking forward to the season. We’re going to have some new faces out on the […]

The News-Gazette, Hinsdalean, Sidell Reporter win divisions in IPA’s annual advertising contest

SPRINGFIELD — The News-Gazette of Champaign emerged as the top daily newspaper for advertising awards at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention Thursday, while the Hinsdalean was crowned the top non-daily newspaper. The News-Gazette received the James S. Copley Memorial Trophy for advertising achievement based on points accumulated in the IPA’s annual advertising and marketing contest, which was for work […]

Obituary: Janet Sheehan

Janet Irene Sheehan, 78 of Paxton, passed away at 6:32 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 407 W. Pells Street, Paxton with Father Don Van Bui and Father Joel Phelps officiating.  Burial will follow in Ludlow Twp. Cemetery. Visitation […]

Rantoul/PBL golf tees off 2022 season

RANTOUL – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team started its 2022 season with a home meet on Thursday against Mahomet-Seymour. The Eagles will continue their first week of the season at the Champaign Central Invitational on Friday and the Tiger Kick Off Classic on Monday in Urbana. “We’re definitely excited,” R/PBL head coach Tom Wilks said. “We’ll see how it plays […]