Another win for Prairie Central Wednesday night means the Hawks advance yet again in the postseason and will meet Pontiac for the third...

130 Years Ago February 25, 1893 John Virgin has been appointed by the World's Fair commission as custodian of the Illinois building. A....

A bid has been accepted from a Lombard company for the new gym floor at Prairie Central High School. The PC Board of Education gathered...

The story of Fairbury's first fire engine began with the creation of the Maxwell Automobile Company. In 1903, Jonathan Dixon Maxwell and...

A decent weather day brought a nice crowd to the annual Prairie Central FFA Farm and Home Show at the PC Upper Elementary School in...

A year after falling to Monticello in the regional championship at Gibson City, the tides have turned and Prairie Central beat the Sages...

It’s official: two Prairie Central football players are moving on to play football at the next level. Jackson Livengood and Noah Nagel...

Prairie Central cruised to a 68-33 regional semifinal win Wednesday night at Fairbury over Clifton Central. In the game broadcast on...

130 Years Ago February 18, 1893 Owing to necessary repairs on the boiler at the electric light plant the lights failed to shine for...

The No Name Store existed on the east end of Locust Street from 1902 until 1915. The story of this store began with the birth of Newsom...

A brief update on building projects was presented during the regular February meeting of the Prairie Central Board of Education last...

Thelma V. Bolden, 88, of Warr Acres, OK; formerly of rural Fairbury died at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Warr Acres Nursing...

In the end, Friday’s regional final didn’t go Prairie Central’s way as the Hawk girls basketball team fell to Peotone 70-57 in a game...

The Hawk boys basketball team capped the regular season with another win, this time over Tri-Valley on the road in Downs. Tyler Curl led...

A proposed sidewalk project along east Wanda Lane from Fifth to Seventh streets was tabled during Wednesday’s regular meeting of the...

Tammi Sue Kupferschmid, 48, of Fairbury died at 9:06am, Monday, February 13, 2023 at her residence. Graveside Services will be 10 am,...

130 Years Ago February 11, 1893 Dolph Marshall, living near the Fugate School, northeast of Fairbury, sustained a serious loss by the...

For two years in a row, the Prairie Central Lady Hawks have broken the hearts of the Herscher Tigers on Valentine’s Day. PC defeated...

Dr. Dan Brewer served two generations of Fairbury citizens from 1876 until he died in 1933. The story of Dr. Brewer involves three...

Two more wins from over the weekend put the Hawk boys basketball team at 27-2 on the season as head coach Darin Bazzell marked his 100th...