Joy Rae Zimmerman, 92, Fairbury and formerly of Forrest, died at 2:07 am Monday, January 16, 2023 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community,...

John Scibird took the most active role of any Blade newspaper editor with respect to improving Fairbury. The story of the Scibird family...

Imogene “Gene” Herrin Leffingwell, 95, Fairbury, passed away at 7:20 am Friday, January 13, 2023 at her residence, Fairbury. Her funeral...

The annual McDowell United Methodist Church Pancake and Sausage Stuffer returned to rave reviews on Thursday. After being away for a...

Once ‘n Again’s 21st Annual Food & Necessity Drive runs through Jan. 31. The food drive started 21 years ago because of donations to food...

130 Years Ago January 7, 1893 Quite a number of young folks from this city attended a spelling match at Frog Pond School on Wednesday...

By 1910, residents living in the City of Fairbury had telephones and electricity available for their homes. It was economical for...

The new Livingston County sheriff is settling into his new role after more than a month on the job. Ryan Bohm was sworn-in Dec. 1 after...

130 Years Ago December 31, 1892 The firm of Wade Bros., druggists, has dissolved partnership, W.C. Wade retiring and Phil Wade becoming...

Prairie Farmer magazine traces its roots back to 1841 when entrepreneur John S. Wright founded The Union Agriculturist and Western...

Linda Suzanne Grandon, 72, Fairbury, died at 5:57 pm Friday, December 30, 2022 at Goldwater Care, Pontiac. Visitation will be 9:00 to...

Ida Fern Studebaker, 89, Fairbury, died at 5:55 pm Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Goldwater Care, Pontiac. Visitation will be 10:30 to...

Thomas James “Tommy” May, 30, Fairbury, died at 12:34 am Sunday, December 25, 2022 at his residence, Fairbury. Tommy was born December...

Fairbury News is pleased to welcome former Peoria television personality and Bloomington radio host Marc Strauss to its growing broadcast...

On December 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairbury Methodist Church, the Fairbury Prairie Farmers met for the third meeting of the year to...

Firefighters from a dozen departments battled a large fire on a southern Livingston County dairy farm in frigid temperatures Thursday...

New Year’s Day Damp, Rain and Snow. +18 degrees Cold Winds Sure to Blow. Early February Not Very Nice, Foot Deep Snow – Maybe Some Ice....

Sue Popejoy and Jordan Hornickel appeared before members of the Fairbury City Council Wednesday evening representing the Boys and Girls...

One local family is definitely looking at the holidays a bit differently this year. The Fehrs are focusing more on spending time with...

Prairie Central FFA teams which competed successfully at the national level this year were honored during Thursday’s regular meeting of...