8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (179+ words) As some fans at Zimmerman Field may have noticed, I showed up to the Paxton-Buckley-Loda homecoming football game last Friday wearing my old No. 86 high school football jersey. Why? Was I trying to show respect to the Paxton High School…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (181+ words) METAMORA u2013 The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team finished 25th in the Redbird Classic last weekend. The Eagles finished with a score of 692 in a 30-team tournament in which Pleasant Valley won the tourney with a score of 568. Jack Flesner and Noah…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (169+ words) DOWNS u2014 David M. Tjarks, 73, of Downs, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.A celebration of his life will be at noon Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the parish hall at St. Johnu2019s Lutheran Church in Sibley with a potluck lunch and visitation. A private graveside service for…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (188+ words) PAXTON u2013 The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School boys and girls cross country teams earned first-place finishes at home on Saturday. The PBL boys were the only boysu2019 team to score points as they finished with a score of 15. Karsyn Rini finished second…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (110+ words) ST. ANNE – The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team won 3-0 over St. Anne on Saturday. Drew Iverson scored two goals and Thomas Davis added one for the Bunnies, who improved to 5-0-1 with the victory. Sorry! An active online subscription is required…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (179+ words) PAXTON u2014 The Paxton City Council took steps Tuesday, Sept. 8, to make way for a community solar project on yet-to-be-annexed farmland between the Colmac Coil manufacturing plant and Interstate 57. Following a series of public hearings, the council voted unanimously to approve…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (177+ words) LODA u2014 An early-morning fire Wednesday caused extensive damage to a Loda home and destroyed its detached garage and two vehicles parked inside, but no one was hurt, Fire Chief Harold Ecker said. An estimated 35 volunteer firefighters from Loda, Buckley and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (178+ words) MANSFIELD u2013 The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School baseball team won 14-3 over Blue Ridge on Wednesday. Maddox Denault hit 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored while Carson Wilson hit 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored and Jack Wachstetter…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (139+ words) CHAMPAIGN – The Cissna Park High School volleyball team lost 13-25, 25-17, 25-17 to St. Thomas More on Wednesday. Ava Henrichs had 10 kills for Cissna Park (3-4) while Marina Day had nine kills. Mady Marcott had 13 assists while Ella Schluter had nine assists and 10 digs....

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