All Hands on Deck: With a lot of help, Sibley baseball diamond given new life

All Hands on Deck: With a lot of help, Sibley baseball diamond given new life

SIBLEY — Gibson City-area resident Pete Hornstein grew up on the local ball diamonds. He played T-ball, participated in the...

Mayor: Subdivision on Paxton’s west side still in works

Mayor: Subdivision on Paxton’s west side still in works

PAXTON — A year ago, developers pitched an aggressive timeline for the construction of a new residential subdivision on farmland...

Permit application details 5-megawatt solar projects eyed for just north of Gibson City

Permit application details 5-megawatt solar projects eyed for just north of Gibson City

GIBSON CITY — If granted special-use permits to build and operate two 5-megawatt commercial solar farms just north of Gibson...

Public hearing set for ‘co-located’ solar projects just outside Gibson City

Public hearing set for ‘co-located’ solar projects just outside Gibson City

GIBSON CITY — The Ford County Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct....

Obituary: Ronald Grove

Obituary: Ronald Grove

SEMINOLE, Fla. — Ronald Edwin Grove, 88, of Seminole, Fla., a native of Paxton, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. A...

Obituary: Clyde Bargmann

Obituary: Clyde Bargmann

Clyde “Burley” Burnell Bargmann, 90, of Gilman passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Bickford Place in Bourbonnais. He...

Obituary: Rebecca Thorne

Obituary: Rebecca Thorne

Rebecca Lynne “Becky” Thorne, 74 of Paxton, passed away at 9:24 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Gibson Area Hospital,...

Obituary: James Carpenter

Obituary: James Carpenter

LODA — James E. Carpenter, 80, of Loda, formerly of Chebanse, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Miller Health Care...