PAXTON – Three meets into the indoor portion of the 2026 campaign, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School track coach Madeleine says she is “very excited for this season.”“We have some really strong ...

PAXTON – Bruce Wachowski’s resignation as Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s athletic director was accepted by the school board on Wednesday. The resignation from the athletic director position will be ...

Connie J. Weakman, 63, of Savoy, formerly of Roberts, passed away on Friday March 13, 2026 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. A private graveside service will be held at Lyman Township Cemetery ...

Cissna Park placed fourth in the IESA Class 1A state tournament after two-set losses to Ottawa Marquette in the semifinals and Decatur Unity in the third-place match. Here are some sights from those ...

Leslie "Les" E. Symmonds, age 66, of Rankin, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Arrangements are pending at this time.

DEKALB – Kasen Cargo of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher Middle School wrestling team won a state championship in the IESA Class 1A state meet on Saturday. Cargo pinned Sandwich’s Bentley Green in ...

CLINTON – The Cissna Park Junior High School volleyball program has enjoyed its share of success over the past few years. The seventh-grade Wildcats played in their second consecutive IESA Class 1A ...

CLINTON – The Cissna Park seventh-grade volleyball team entered the IESA Class 1A state tournament as a well-prepared unit. The previous year, the Wildcats finished second in the state tournament.

UNI HIGH MINI MEET At Champaign BOYS 60-meter dash 1. Nathaniel Burd (Armstrong) 7.38; 2. Adam Reedy (Unity) 7.4; 3. Keenon Anderson (Hoopeston Area) 7.41; 4. Easton Bolin (Westville) 7.41; 5. Aiden ...

Cissna Park defeated LaSalle St. Acutis 25-22, 25-16 in the first round of the IESA Class 1A state tournament on Friday in Clinton. The Wildcats will face Ottawa Marquette in the semifinals at 11 a.m.

Betty E. Kingren, 95 of Paxton, died at 4:20 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2026, at Goldwater Care, Gibson City. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at First Lutheran ...