Fairbury, Cropsey, and Pontiac all have several different connections to President Abraham Lincoln. One of these connections is the...

Ashley Fehr and Michael Reiners shown during Thursday's regular meeting of the PC Board of Education. The newest members of the Prairie...

Students participating in Senator Balkema's Youth Advisory Council (photo provided). Local students from Prairie Central were among those...

130 Years Ago April 20, 1895 Fairbury went "dry" Tuesday by the skin of her new city teeth. The first men to fill the offices of Fairbury...

Joseph R. Delaney Sr., 88, Forrest, passed away at 6:59 pm Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury....

Rodney Dean Shannon, 84, Effingham and formerly of Fairbury, died at 9:42 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at his residence, Effingham. A...

John Zimmerman (1837-1914) was a Civil War veteran and a druggist in Fairbury for many years. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in...

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...