WATSEKA — Iroquois County State’s Attorney Mike Quinlan sent a letter on Tuesday, April 15, to Charles Alt, chairman of the county board’s transportation and highway committee, and Alan Harwood, the county’s highway engineer, advising them that they can “proceed with whatever course of action (they) want to take” to improve the safety of a dangerous stretch of County Highway […]
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Armed robbery suspects’ trials pushed back to July
PAXTON — April jury trials for a Champaign man and an Urbana man charged in Ford County with armed robbery and felony theft have been pushed back to July. Ford County Circuit Court records show motions to continue were recently granted by Judge Matt Fitton in the criminal cases against Devin L. Starkey, 23, of Champaign, and Steffonce J. Moffitt, […]
Complaints vs. PBL teacher/coach allege inappropriate touching
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district has received multiple complaints, including at least two in the last month, alleging an elementary school STEM and technology teacher and volunteer junior high cross-country coach inappropriately touched students, the Ford County Chronicle has learned. Superintendent Travis Duley released 18 pages of heavily redacted documents to the Chronicle on Thursday, April 17, in response […]
On Arbor Day, city to dedicate trees in memory of Ed Hanson, Jake Pietkiewicz
PAXTON — On Arbor Day, the city of Paxton will dedicate newly planted trees at Pells Park in memory of two men who led lives of service to the community and its people. Mayor Bill Ingold said he will honor the late Ed Hanson and Jakub “Jake” Pietkiewicz during Paxton’s annual Arbor Day observance at 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, […]
Paxton Police Blotter: Man arrested for making mess of neighbor’s apartment, releasing and killing pets
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: — Mark S. Johnson, 69, of Paxton, was arrested for residential burglary and criminal damage to property on Wednesday, April 16, after police received a complaint at 1:34 p.m. that he had allegedly entered a neighbor’s unlocked apartment in the 300 block of East Summer Street and […]
A COMMUNITY EFFORT
GIBSON CITY LIONS CLUBGibson City Lions Club members and local Boy Scouts participating in a roadside cleanup effort on Saturday, April 12, on Illinois 47 south of Gibson City pose, from left: Gibson City Lions Club President Dr. David Hagan, Ryan Thorp, Justice Hewitt, Cam Nuss, Chance Hewitt, Kellen Porter, Jim Allen, Scout Master Lori Patton, Christopher Thorp, Debbie Freese, Joy Zimmerman, Steve […]
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, April 16, the 106th day of 2025. There are 259 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 16, 2007, Seung-hui Cho, a 23-year-old Virginia Tech student, killed 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus before taking his own life. It remains the deadliest school history in US history. Also on this date: In 1945, […]
President urges board improvements
ELLIOTT VILLAGE BOARDELLIOTT — The Elliott Village Board’s April 8 meeting marked the last before the seating of new board member Jack Huppert, who narrowly defeated Linda Holsclaw in the April 1 consolidated election. Huppert was among 10 visitors present for the meeting, which was the last for Holsclaw, who had been appointed to fill a vacancy on the board months earlier. […]
PAXTON POLICE BLOTTER
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: No injuries were reported and no tickets were issued following a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday, April 9, in the 100 block of South Market Street in downtown Paxton. The accident happened when Connor M. Durham, 18, of Paxton, backed a 2010 Hyundai Accent from a parking spot […]
Paxton Kirby Foods plans to expand store, start selling beer, wine, liquor
Council adds liquor license to accommodate those plansPAXTON CITY COUNCIL
Will Brumleve/Ford County Chronicle PAXTON — The Paxton City Council on Tuesday, April 8, unanimously approved increasing the city’s number of available Class B liquor licenses, by one, to accommodate Paxton Kirby Foods’ plans to begin selling packaged liquor, including beer, wine and hard alcohol. The grocery store at 144 W. Pells St., which was known as the Paxton IGA […]
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