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RANTOUL – The Tri-Point seventh-grade boys and girls track and field teams won the IESA Class 1A sectional championship on Saturday. The Tri-Point seventh-grade girls finished first among 13 teams ...

FISHER — In November 2023, the Fisher chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows put its building at West Sangamon and South Third streets up for sale. “I saw it on Facebook and said to my ...

Here are some sights from Wednesday’s game, which Tri-Valley won 16-1 … ...

My December 2025 farm retirement auction was successful; the average of all sales slightly exceeded my expectations. With any auction, some items bring more and others less than one personally values ...

GIBSON CITY — As executive director of the Greater Gibson Area Economic Alliance, Matt Burns’ philosophy for improving the economy of Gibson City and the surrounding area is to “start as close to home ...

After 32 years of teaching agriculture and serving as FFA chapter advisor at Paxton-Buckley Loda High School, Mike White is “graduating,” as he calls it, at the end of this school year. “I’m looking ...

BUCKLEY — Heather’s Kitchen at 310 S. Railroad Ave. in Buckley is offering lunches through the Peace Meal program starting at 10 a.m. each weekday. Following are the menus for upcoming weeks, with all ...

RIDGELY, Tenn. — Marilyn Kemple, 94, of Ridgely, Tenn., formerly of Gibson City and Bloomington, died Friday, April 10, 2026, at Signature Healthcare in Ridgely, Tenn. Funeral arrangements were ...

TREMONT – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity softball team won 14-7 over Tremont on Wednesday. Taylor Beck went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBIs and four runs scored while Izzy ...

GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Council on Monday, April 27, approved holding the city’s cleanup day from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 6, along with up to $5,000 in related expenses. The cleanup day ...

RANKIN — Rankin Township High School graduate Jim Fitzhenry fondly remembers growing up in the small Vermilion County village. His class of 1968 had a whopping 19 students, and he said his sister’s ...