December 11, 2025
CHICAGO — Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School graduate Kade Hill, a former agriculture teacher and Illinois FFA president who works in agribusiness, was named the Illinois Farm Bureau’s Young Leader discussion meet winner on Sunday, Dec. 7, during its annual meeting in Chicago. The IFB promotes and...
Will Brumleve | December 11, 2025
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board on Wednesday, Dec. 10, approved adding new shotput and discus rings — at a cost of $90,000 — to next summer’s renovation of the high school’s track facilities. “Currently, we have one shotput ring and one discus...
Will Brumleve | December 10, 2025
PAXTON — The Paxton City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 9, approved an ordinance adopting Ford County’s multi-jurisdictional natural hazards mitigation plan. The adoption of the plan makes the city eligible to apply for and receive federal funds — made available through the Disaster Mitigation Act...
Will Brumleve | December 10, 2025
PAXTON — During the Paxton City Council’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, Mayor Bill Ingold expressed condolences to City Attorney Tony Schuering, whose father, Daniel P. Schuering, died Thursday, Dec. 4. The elder Schuering, 71, was a Springfield attorney who served the city of...
Earlier, ‘possible bedbug activity’ was reported in school’s teachers’ loungeBy WILL BRUMLEVE
will@fordcountychronicle.com | December 10, 2025
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley Loda school district’s interim superintendent sent a letter to families and staff Thursday night stating that no bedbugs were found in Clara Peterson Elementary School following an inspection and “proactive” treatment by a professional pest-control service. That morning, Principal Barry Wright...
