By the 1950s, horses had been replaced by internal combustion engine-powered tractors on Fairbury area farms. For various reasons,...

The annual Cropsey Methodist Church Pancake and Sausage Day isn’t just any pancake breakfast – it’s a homecoming for some. More than 70...

Bank of Pontiac is celebrating its yearlong project of remodeling the entire first floor of the downtown Fairbury location with an open...

Mark E. Runyon, 63 0f Fairbury died at 8:08 pm, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral...

Several members of the Prairie Central FFA chapter addressed the Fairbury Rotary Club this week. They recapped National FFA Week which...

James Everett Schlatter, 79, Clarendon Hills, IL died Saturday, February 24, 2024 at his daughter’s residence in Hillside, IL. Visitation...

130 Years Ago February 24, 1894 During the blizzard last week the snow blew in through the roof of the M. E. Church, and when it melted,...

A crowd of well over 200 filled the gym floor at Prairie Central High School Monday night for the first in a series of informational and...

By Dale C. Maley Until recently, the only known historical source that explains what life was like in Fairbury in the 1870 to 1900 period...

It truly is a great day to be a Hawk for Chloe Hoselton. The Prairie Central athlete was the IHSA State Girls Wrestling Champ over the...

The Prairie Central Hawk boys basketball team saw its season come to an end over the weekend after falling to BHRA 54-46 at the Iroquois...

Some important decisions regarding facilities in the Prairie Central school district must be made and the process begins Monday night...

A longstanding FFA tradition in the Prairie Central school district continues Saturday with the 43rd annual PC FFA Farm and Home Show....

Street Superintendent Martin Steidinger reported to the Fairbury City Council Wednesday night that Dave's Supermarket is considering...

130 Years Ago February 17, 1894 The bridge over Indian Creek, near the Co-operative Coal Mine, has been finished and is in use every day....

Mr. Charles Sisco, 80, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at Salem Springlake Health and Rehabilitation Center. Charles was...

Darol Hillern “Skip” Johnston, Jr., 79, of Fairbury, passed away at his home on February 18, 2024. He was born on July 24, 1944 to Dr....

Fairbury was founded in 1857 when the Peoria & Oquawka Railroad laid its tracks from Peoria to the Indiana border. The first home was...

130 Years Ago February 10, 1894 T. D. Karnes got the job of postmaster. He has been practically sure of it for some time. It is no...

The season came to an end for Prairie Central girls basketball Monday evening as the Lady Hawks fell to St. Joe-Ogden 43-29 in the...