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Summer concert series announced PAXTON — Paxton Main Street’s summer concert series will feature live music performed on the first Friday of each month from May through August on the front lawn of Veterans Square at 237 S. Market St. in downtown Paxton. The monthly concerts — scheduled for May 3, June 7, July 5 and Aug. 2 — are […]
POLICE BLOTTER
WATSEKA — The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office released the following list of recent activity: n Oscar A. Ochoa, 54, of La Crosse, Ind., was arrested for driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs and possession of a controlled substance (less than 2.5 grams) and was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, illegal […]
COURT CASES FILED
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as listed at www.judici.com: TRAFFIC TICKETS • Robert A. Davis, 61, of Gibson City, for driving 21-25 mph above the speed limit. • Robin A. Ybarra, 52, of Cissna Park, for operating a vehicle with suspended registration and operating an uninsured vehicle. • Daniel E. Gilman, 42, […]
Paxton Police Blotter: Arrests made for drugs, DUI in traffic stops
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: — Rachelle M. Bast, 41, of Ashland, and Alexander J. Gauger, 36, of Riverton, were each arrested for possession of methamphetamine, among other charges, during a traffic stop at 6:01 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the parking lot of the Village Pantry, 435 S. Railroad Ave. Bast […]
Earthrise Energy moving ahead with solar farms in Ford, McLean counties
GIBSON CITY — Earthrise Energy wants Ford County residents to understand its plan for the development of a proposed solar farm in the area. To that end, the natural gas plant operator headquartered in Arlington, Va., held an open house on Monday, April 8, at the Kruse Center in Gibson City, where citizens could learn the details of the proposed […]
Gibson City Hall’s leaking roof to be repaired this week
GIBSON CITY — A Mahomet-based roofing company’s botched roofing job at Gibson City Hall will be corrected by a different company this week as the city considers potential legal action to recover damages. During a special meeting Wednesday, April 17, at the Moyer District Library — which has become the temporary setting for city council meetings due to City Hall’s […]
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Power Planter Inc. seeing success, growth
RURAL LODA — The old saying, “Grandpa would be proud,” might be a bit cliché, but to Greg Niewold’s grandfather, it would be a gross understatement. In 2013, a then-30-year-old Niewold assumed control of the company his grandfather Wayne Niewold founded — Power Planter Inc. — on the sixth-generation Niewold family farm in Wall Township west of Loda. Under the […]
Seth Russell promoted interim administrator of Ford County Public Health Department
PAXTON — A week after its administrator unexpectedly resigned, the Ford County Public Health Department already has named a replacement. The board of health approved the promotion of Seth Russell to the position of interim administrator on Tuesday, April 16, pending the Illinois Department of Public Health’s approval. Then on Friday, April 19 — exactly one week after Donald “Donny” […]
$393,282 in bids OK’d for new restroom/concessions building
Project at high school’s football field, track expected to be completed this summerPAXTON — The construction of a new restroom and concessions building at Zimmerman Field and Guyot Track at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School is expected to begin the day after Memorial Day and end sometime this summer before students return to school on Aug. 15 to start the 2024-25 school year. The PBL school board voted unanimously to accept bids from contractors […]
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