Eleanor L. Honegger, 97, Fairbury, died at 10:43 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her...

130 Years Ago September 21, 1895 Miss Nellie Lewis is attending the ladies' college at New London, Ontario. Henry Remington has accepted...

Wilbur Dean Hofmann, 92, of Towanda, died at 12:20 am, Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury....

PC Superintendent Brian Quam, left, and Board President John Wilken, right, at Thursday's meeting. Enrollment numbers were presented to...

It is interesting to speculate on what typical life was like in Fairbury before railroads came to the area. The first settlers in...

Requests from a couple of downtown businesses were approved by members of the Fairbury City Council during Wednesday’s regular meeting at...

130 Years Ago September 14, 1895 John Wantland had a rib broken when kicked by an unruly horse in Duell's livery stable. William Masters...

The earliest widely accepted evidence of humans using paint dates to about 51,200 years ago, in the Leang Kpuang limestone cave, South...

A web is shown during the spider-themed PC Marching Hawks show Saturday at Pontiac. The Prairie Central Marching Band had a successful...

PC's Cross Country team at Peoria Saturday morning. There was plenty of energy at Peoria’s Detweiller Park Saturday in the “First to the...

A view of the action in Decatur Saturday from the Fairbury News broadcast. Prairie Central saw success on the road in high school...

Dustin Jay Davis, 46, of Tonica, died of natural causes at 12:10 pm, September 10, 2025, at his home. His funeral will be held at 10:00...

James Edward Walter, 86, of Fairbury, died at 3:27p.m. Wednesday (September 10, 2025) at Serenity Villa, Fairbury, with family by his...

Thomas G. Bull, 69, of Fairbury, passed away at 3:30 pm on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Rush Specialty Hospital in Chicago. A Funeral...

Phi Theta Kappa has welcomed a new group of Heartland Community College students into the organization’s membership. Twelve Heartland...

One of the most scandalous stories in the history of Cropsey was the disappearance of a married woman and a divorced World War I veteran...

The Forrest town-wide garage sales are set for this month. Sales will be held Friday, Sept. 19 from 8-5 and Saturday, Sept. 20 from 8-12...

The Fairbury City Council voted 7-1 in favor of allowing UTVs on city streets during Wednesday’s regular meeting.   The only alderman...

Paul DeFries, 79, of Fairbury, passed away at 7:57pm, August 29, 2025, at his residence. Cremation has been accorded. A Memorial Service...

Rebecca Bounds, 59, Fairbury, IL, passed away at 3:43 am Monday, September 1, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. The...