Obituary: Siegmund
Christopher Lee Siegmund, 53, of Wichita passed away suddenly after an acute and serious illness on Saturday April 11, 2020 at 1.19pm in...
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Fire damages rural home
A home south of Fairbury sustained extensive damage from a fire which broke out Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the structure...
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Obituary: Johnson
Harry Michael Johnson II, 31, Chenoa, died at 2:08 am Monday, April 6, 2020 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac....
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Roof bid awarded
A special meeting of the Prairie Central Board of Education was held online via Zoom on Monday night. The bid for the High School and...
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Garden season coming
For the next few weeks, we’ll be cooped-up inside however, there are brighter days ahead! With warmer weather approaching, you can go out...
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Dr. says to use caution
As COVID-19 impacts rural towns such as ours, experts remind residents to follow the same health guidelines as the rest of the nation....
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Farmers get the itch
A week of dry weather and pleasant temperatures has led some area farmers to venture out to the field. Spring fieldwork for 2020 is...
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Fairbury News staff
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Obituary: Foltz
Patricia Ann Foltz, 67 of Fairbury, died at 5:45pm, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Cremation...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min
Support our businesses
Many events have been canceled recently and businesses have shut down to minimize the spread of coronavirus. As a result, many are left...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Kids enjoy scavenger hunt
Local families enjoyed a fun and safe way to get out and about this week. A house scavenger hunt started by Ashley Mueller proved to be a...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
Disaster proclamation signed
Livingston County Board Chair Kathy Arbogast has signed a disaster proclamation for the county. The proclamation signed Thursday states,...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Obituary: Somers
Michael Joseph Somers, 46 of Forrest, IL passed away peacefully at home on March 22, 2020 after an incredible 14-year battle as a...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Great American Takeout time
How about ordering some takeout from your favorite local restaurant today? Today, March 24, has been declared the Great American Takeout....
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Stores adapt to situation
Grocery stores such as our own Dave’s Supermarket in Fairbury continue to provide for us in these trying times. Many industries continue...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 21, 2020
- 1 min
Youth football signup planned
When all of the coronavirus-related delays are over, organizers of PC Youth Football plan to still hold a registration event. At this...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 20, 2020
- 4 min
Order takes effect Saturday
The governor has announced a statewide stay at home order which goes into effect Saturday. Gov. JB Pritzker's office issued the following...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Liquor license not approved
A consideration to increase the allowable number of liquor licenses never materialized at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Fairbury...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
City Hall lobby closed
Fairbury’s City Hall is closed to foot traffic in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Mayor David Slagel tells Fairbury News the building...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Blood drive moved
The Fairbury blood drive is scheduled to take place next Wednesday, March 25 but the location has changed. It will now take place at the...
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Fairbury News staff
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Unofficial election results
With all of the county precincts reporting as of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Danny Watson narrowly got past Julie Runyon 2,091 to 2,021 votes in...
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