As a write this on a cloudy, drizzly late Wednesday morning at my office in downtown Paxton, it has been 13 long, lonely days since I last saw my beloved Puppy Skunk. The female cocker spaniel I fell in love with and raised starting at 8 weeks old reached a big milestone in her life — her 12th birthday — […]
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Gibson City Police Blotter: Man arrested on drug, gun charges
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Police Department released the following list of persons arrested or ticketed recently: — Sean Morrow, 37, of Gibson City, was arrested on numerous felony charges on Tuesday, April 29, after Gibson City police, assisted by the Ford County Sheriff’s Office and Paxton police, executed a search warrant at his home, where they seized 3.3 […]
Bringing big-name bands to Gibson City, Summer Bash is ‘aiming for the stars’
GIBSON CITY — Bill Kirby and Rob Schmitt like to joke that they were the ones who broke up REO Speedwagon. After all, the rock band’s announced breakup last September came soon after the two Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services staffers had seemingly all but secured the band’s appearance at the hospital’s next Summer Bash concert in downtown Gibson […]
Marc ‘Skippy’ Price from ‘Family Ties’ to perform standup comedy at The Cadillac
PAXTON — Marc “Skippy” Price, best known for playing Irwin “Skippy” Handelman on the television sitcom “Family Ties” in the 1980s, will make an appearance next month at The Cadillac in downtown Paxton, where he will perform in his new role as a standup comedian. Price’s comedy show is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the venue at […]
Mayor: ‘May these trees grow and flourish and give back to Paxton … in the many ways that Jake and Ed did’
PAXTON — As a couple of dozen family members, friends and colleagues looked on, two men who made significant contributions to the Paxton community were honored posthumously Friday morning at Pells Park, where Mayor Bill Ingold dedicated newly planted trees in their memory. Continuing an Arbor Day tradition, Ingold dedicated a heritage oak tree in memory of Ed Hanson, the […]
Special prosecutor working with cops in investigations into two Ford County teachers
PAXTON — A special prosecutor is working with law enforcement agencies in their investigations into the alleged misconduct of two Ford County public school teachers, the Ford County Chronicle has learned. Ford County State’s Attorney Andrew Killian told the Chronicle on Thursday that he asked for a special prosecutor to be appointed once he was notified of the investigations into […]
Fees approved for GCMS’s 2025-26 school year
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board approved fees for the 2025-26 school year during Wednesday’s meeting.Registration fees are $50 for grades kindergarten through fifth grade and $100 for grades 6-12.Admission fees for high school and middle school athletic events are $4 for non-students age 18-61, $3 for students not enrolled at GCMS and free for senior citizens and […]
GCMS school board votes to dismiss teacher/coach Robbie Dinkins
GIBSON CITY — Following an investigation into allegations of misconduct, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board on Wednesday, April 23, approved the termination of Robbie Dinkins’ employment as eighth-grade math teacher, eighth-grade head boys’ basketball coach and head sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade boys’ track coach at GCMS Middle School and as head coach of the Fisher/GCMS High School cooperative soccer team. […]
PBL school board to elect officers, swear-in members on May 7
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board will elect its officers for the next two years during its biennial reorganizational meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, immediately prior to the board’s regular monthly meeting. At the reorganizational meeting, the board will elect a president, vice president and secretary — positions currently held by Dawn Bachtold, Craig Loschen and Brittney […]
PBL school board asked to revive high school wrestling program
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board is being asked to allow the high school’s wrestling program to be relaunched. Matt Greenburg, head coach of the Panther Paw Wrestling Club, pitched the idea to the board during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 16, noting that his youth wrestling club has built a “strong foundation” that should only continue as its […]
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