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New board members seated
Ashley Fehr and Michael Reiners shown during Thursday's regular meeting of the PC Board of Education. The newest members of the Prairie...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 254 min read
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Students participate in YAC
Students participating in Senator Balkema's Youth Advisory Council (photo provided). Local students from Prairie Central were among those...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 251 min read
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Looking Back: 4-23-25
130 Years Ago April 20, 1895 Fairbury went "dry" Tuesday by the skin of her new city teeth. The first men to fill the offices of Fairbury...
Kari Kamrath
Apr 2310 min read
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Obituary: Delaney
Joseph R. Delaney Sr., 88, Forrest, passed away at 6:59 pm Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury....
Fairbury News staff
Apr 223 min read
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Obituary: Shannon
Rodney Dean Shannon, 84, Effingham and formerly of Fairbury, died at 9:42 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at his residence, Effingham. A...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 212 min read
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Story of a veteran and druggist
John Zimmerman (1837-1914) was a Civil War veteran and a druggist in Fairbury for many years. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in...
Dale C. Maley
Apr 215 min read
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Street closures approved
Two requests for street closures were approved by the Fairbury City Council during this week’s regular meeting.  The first was from...
Dale C. Maley
Apr 181 min read
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Obituary: Schrof
Lt. Col. Glen E. Schrof, Armor, U.S. Army Reserves (Ret.), 87, passed away on April 15, 2025. He was born on a farm outside of Wing,...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 182 min read
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Looking Back: 4-16-25
130 Years Ago April 13, 1895 H. H. Dexter & Co. have sold their meat market to Monroe Bros., who will continue the business at the same...
Kari Kamrath
Apr 1611 min read
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Filling need for adult education
In Fairbury in the 1870s, there were not many opportunities for adult education or entertainment. The Dominy Memorial Library was not...
Dale C. Maley
Apr 144 min read
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Hawk softball/baseball recap
Prairie Central softball split a pair of games Saturday while the baseball team fell to Lincoln. In softball, the Hawks fell to...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 141 min read
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Obituary: Kothari
Dr. Nikhil Himmatlel Kothari passed away peacefully in his home on April 6, 2025, at the age of 90. Beloved by his entire family, his...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 113 min read
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Boys & Girls Club future ready
Ray Popejoy, right, speaks at Wednesday's Great Futures Breakfast in Fairbury about the robotics team. Wednesday’s Great Futures...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 113 min read
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RYLA experiences shared
PC students Addi Livengood, Rheagan Aberle & Haiden Willis, along with Joan Smeltzer of Fairbury Rotary. All were involved with a recent...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 101 min read
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Joda scholarship available
Prairie Central graduates who will be attending or who currently attend University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have a scholarship...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 101 min read
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Looking Back: 4-9-25
130 Years Ago April 6, 1895 Dr. H. H. Salmon returned to this city Thursday, a graduate in dentistry, ready for business. The graduating...
Kari Kamrath
Apr 912 min read
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Obituary: Weiser
Jessica L. Weiser, 37, Forrest, died at 11:57 pm Sunday, April 6, 2025 at her residence, Forrest. Her funeral will be held at 11:00 am...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 91 min read
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Obituary: Hulse
Shirley B. Hulse, 90. Fairbury, died at 5:39 pm Friday, April 4, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her memorial...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 91 min read
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'Lake Pontiac' covered Fairbury
The land around Fairbury is relatively flat. The glaciers from the last ice age leveled it, and it became some of the most productive...
Dale C. Maley
Apr 74 min read
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Obituary: Wessels
Donna Mae (Weller) Wessels, 86, of Fairbury, went to heaven to meet her mom, Lucy Mae, for the first time as she passed on Wednesday,...
Fairbury News staff
Apr 32 min read
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