Two requests for street closures were approved by the Fairbury City Council during this week’s regular meeting.   The first was from...

Lt. Col. Glen E. Schrof, Armor, U.S. Army Reserves (Ret.), 87, passed away on April 15, 2025.  He was born on a farm outside of Wing,...

130 Years Ago April 13, 1895 H. H. Dexter & Co. have sold their meat market to Monroe Bros., who will continue the business at the same...

In Fairbury in the 1870s, there were not many opportunities for adult education or entertainment. The Dominy Memorial Library was not...

Prairie Central softball split a pair of games Saturday while the baseball team fell to Lincoln. In softball, the Hawks fell to...

Dr. Nikhil Himmatlel Kothari passed away peacefully in his home on April 6, 2025, at the age of 90. Beloved by his entire family, his...

Ray Popejoy, right, speaks at Wednesday's Great Futures Breakfast in Fairbury about the robotics team. Wednesday’s Great Futures...

PC students Addi Livengood, Rheagan Aberle & Haiden Willis, along with Joan Smeltzer of Fairbury Rotary. All were involved with a recent...

Prairie Central graduates who will be attending or who currently attend University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have a scholarship...

130 Years Ago April 6, 1895 Dr. H. H. Salmon returned to this city Thursday, a graduate in dentistry, ready for business. The graduating...

Jessica L. Weiser, 37, Forrest, died at 11:57 pm Sunday, April 6, 2025 at her residence, Forrest. Her funeral will be held at 11:00 am...

Shirley B. Hulse, 90. Fairbury, died at 5:39 pm Friday, April 4, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her memorial...

The land around Fairbury is relatively flat. The glaciers from the last ice age leveled it, and it became some of the most productive...

Donna Mae (Weller) Wessels, 86, of Fairbury, went to heaven to meet her mom, Lucy Mae, for the first time as she passed on Wednesday,...

A Planned Unit Development application was approved for Fairview Haven Retirement Community during Wednesday’s regular meeting of the...

130 Years Ago March 30, 1895 C. W. Keck is having a barn built on his place. James Small is doing the work. Cyril Burns, son of Thomas...

In addition to school issues, local voters had several races to decide Tuesday – ranging from township highway commissioner to village...

The Eppards Point Township building, which served as a polling place, is shown Tuesday morning. Voters have spoken in the Prairie Central...

A two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon just south of Fairbury claimed the life of a Gibson City woman. Livingston County Coroner...

When the Prairie Central School District was formed in 1985, a contest was held to select a new school name and a mascot. The previous...