Since the Prairie Central High School marching band is based in Fairbury, it is only fitting that this year’s show is called “Dirt...

Margery A. Pratt, 90, of Pontiac, passed away into the arms of Jesus, at 1:47am, August 3, 2023, at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical...

A study on the buildings in the Prairie Central school district was presented to members of the PC school board’s Building and Grounds...

130 Years Ago July 29, 1893 Baldy's Babes — G. W. Eckhart is the foster father of nine infants whose aspirations to wield the willow and...

Independent Order Of Odd Fellows Livingston Lodge 290 and Rebekah Charity Home Lodge 112, both of Fairbury, set up shop in the parking...

The 1940s were the heyday for Fairbury area Native American artifact collectors. Ten avid collectors formed the Fairbury Archaeological...

Ricky Thornton Jr. of Indiana took the checkered flag in Saturday night’s 33rd Prairie Dirt Classic race at Fairbury Speedway. Thornton...

130 Years Ago July 22, 1893 The German Apostolic Church, in the course of erection the past five months, was opened to the members...

Fairbury firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of south Fourth Street just before 3 p.m. for a contractor who struck a gas line...

The annual food services and transportation reports were approved by members of the Prairie Central Board of Education during the group’s...

Wiley Sparks was one of the early settlers in the Fairbury area. The Sparks family first came to America in the early 1700s to Maryland....

Ivan Miller of Cropsey, a member of the Fairbury Prairie Farmers 4-H Club, was all smiles Saturday morning after winning Master...

A project to replace the awning roof at the Fairbury Echoes Museum is now at the shingling stage of the process, it was revealed at last...

Orville Kupferschmid, 85, of Forrest, passed away at 6:44pm, July 17, 2023, at OSF St. James Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. His...

John William Nance, 93, of Forrest, passed away at 12:05am, July 19, 2023, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. His funeral...

Brayden Schrader enjoys helping out on the farm and showing cattle. In fact, the Prairie Central Junior High student would like to be a...

130 Years Ago July 15, 1893 The World's Fair received a baptism of fire and blood Monday afternoon, the cold storage building on the...

Jason Strevell was a young Pontiac attorney back in the 1850s. Mr. Strevell joined a men's club, and each month the club had a guest...

Mary Lynn Ross, 73, Fairbury, went to her heavenly home at 7:32 am Friday, July 14, 2023 at her residence, Fairbury. Her funeral will be...

James R. Maplethorpe, 73, Forrest, died at 1:51 am Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral...