Will Brumleve | December 17, 2025
PONTIAC — After meeting with attorneys to discuss a plea agreement, a Livingston County judge made a recommendation Wednesday for an appropriate sentence for Robert L. Dinkins, a former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley coach and teacher charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for alleged...
Will Brumleve | December 17, 2025
PAXTON — The Paxton City Council met in adjourned session on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to approve a new employee health insurance contract. Following a closed session, the eight aldermen present voted unanimously to approve a new one-year contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois,...
Will Brumleve | December 17, 2025
PAXTON — As it turns out, the budget approved by the Ford County Board for the 2025-26 fiscal year that began Dec. 1 is not the same one earlier placed on public display, meaning the board will need to approve it again — this time,...
Will Brumleve | December 17, 2025
PAXTON — A Roberts woman has been sentenced to 11 years in state prison for her role in what police called “a major drug distribution ring in Gibson City and surrounding towns.” Angela K. Rutledge, 58, formerly of Hoopeston, was among four people arrested on...
December 17, 2025
Jaxon Wright, middle, who was named student of the month for December at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School, poses with social studies teacher and varsity football coach Chad Augspurger, left, who nominated Wright for the award, and Ben Wurmnest of the Longview Community Bank, which sponsors...
