Looking Back: 7-3-24
130 Years Ago June 30, 1894 Tip Cox, of Belle Prairie, has a fine new threshing machine. Three good English-born Americans, Charles...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jul 2
- 4 min
School discussions continue
The Prairie Central school board and members of the public continued discussions on future building options during another special...
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Dale C. Maley
- Jul 1
- 4 min
Purdums were businessmen
For over seven decades, the Purdums were involved with Fairbury businesses, including a motorcycle dealership, an auto dealership, a...
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Ben Maier
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Numerous comments at meeting
Opinions, concerns and ideas were shared by 14 people, including the mayor of Chenoa, during Thursday night’s special meeting of the...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Obituary: Fosdick
Franklin Jalee Fosdick, 88, of Fairbury, passed away at 4:00 pm Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at Goldwater Care in Pontiac. Funeral services...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Obituary: Hanfland
On March 11, 2024, Carol Sue Hanfland (Bray), 77, of Acworth, GA, passed away peacefully at home lovingly surrounded by her family. Born...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Board hears facilities report
The facilities study report prepared by BLDD Architects and the “PACT” Committee was presented to members of the Prairie Central Board of...
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Kari Kamrath
- Jun 27
- 13 min
Looking Back: 6-27-24
130 Years Ago June 23, 1894 Miss Nettie Lough is spending a few days with Mrs. G. F. Blesch in Chicago. The coal miners' strike here has...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Family displaced after fire
A family of four was displaced and three pets were lost after a house fire broke out Tuesday evening in Fairbury. Firefighters were...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Special school meetings set
Special meetings of the Prairie Central Board of Education are slated for this week pertaining to the future of facilities in the...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Fairbury's worst auto accident
In terms of fatalities, the worst automobile accident in the Fairbury area occurred in 1960 when five of the six members of the Dewey...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Chenoa presents letter to PC
Chenoa’s mayor appeared before members of the Prairie Central Board of Education at the regular June meeting in support of keeping a...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Obituary: Farris
Nathan Farris, 32, of Forrest, passed away at 5:22 pm, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Peoria. His funeral...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 19
- 2 min
New B&G Club land annexed
Land for the new Boys & Girls Club to be located on the north end of town was officially annexed into Fairbury Wednesday night by the...
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Kari Kamrath
- Jun 19
- 12 min
Looking Back: 6-19-24
130 Years Ago June 16, 1894 The Fairbury baseball club went to Forrest on Thursday, where they crossed bats with the nine at that place,...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Sealtite settles into new home
If you have driven west on Route 24 out of Fairbury, you have likely noticed the big white building on the north side of the road. That...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Obituary: Koehl
Gladys L. Koehl, 100, Fairbury, died at 8:33 am Sunday, June 16, 2024 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her funeral will...
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Dale C. Maley
- Jun 17
- 4 min
100th anniversary for society
The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Livingston County Historical Society in 1924. The primary impetus for...
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Kari Kamrath
- Jun 12
- 12 min
Looking Back: 6-12-24
130 Years Ago June 9, 1894 The former pupils of Smith Olney, whom he taught here a third of a century ago, met with him and celebrated...
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Fairbury News staff
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Obituary: Shols
William “Willy” Shols, 69, of Dwight, passed away at 5:15 a.m. on June 9, 2024, at the Arc at Dwight. Cremation has been accorded. His...
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