Will Brumleve | October 8, 2025
GIBSON CITY — The Ford County Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, to consider comments and make a recommendation regarding the requested issuance of a conditional-use permit for two co-located commercial solar projects — Goldenrod East...
October 8, 2025
ABOVE: Roger and Kris Cramer pose with Denis Fisher, left, the Gibson City Restoration Association’s vice president, during the association’s weekly Queen of Hearts drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Roger Cramer’s ticket was pulled from the tumbler and he chose to see what was...
October 8, 2025
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2025. There are 84 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day...
October 8, 2025
Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as released by Circuit Clerk Kasi Schwarz: FELONIES • Leonard Q. Schmitt, 34, no address listed, for criminal damage to government-supported property (less than $500), theft ($500 to $10,000) and possession of...
October 8, 2025
PAXTON — The Ford County Public Health Department will offer the following walk-in flu vaccination clinics to protect residents against influenza this fall: — 8:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Kempton American Legion, 212 1st St., Kempton. — 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct....
