130 Years Ago May 4, 1895 Jay Tyler has resigned his position in Keck's barber shop and will probably locate elsewhere. Jay is a good...

Ruth Helen Metz, 90, of Fairbury, died at 11:15 pm, Tuesday, May 6th at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Duffy-Pils...

Attorney Matt Schrock administers the oath to Aldermen Bruce Weber, Bill Schmidgall, Jerry Hoffman, Jim Tipton and Mayor David Slagel...

Fairbury currently has six different park areas. These include Sunken Park, Veteran's Memorial Park, Munz Nature Park, Livingston Square,...

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Diane Marie Yarish (Rieger), 74, who died after a five-year battle with Alzheimer's...

The cast of "Oliver!" shown at Prairie Central Primary West in Chenoa, photo via Todd Cheek. A fun-filled show of singing and dancing...

130 Years Ago April 27, 1895 Sunday night a burglar broke into the residence of A. B. Claudon through the bath room window and got away...

Fairbury, Cropsey, and Pontiac all have several different connections to President Abraham Lincoln. One of these connections is the...

Ashley Fehr and Michael Reiners shown during Thursday's regular meeting of the PC Board of Education. The newest members of the Prairie...

Students participating in Senator Balkema's Youth Advisory Council (photo provided). Local students from Prairie Central were among those...

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...

Joseph R. Delaney Sr., 88, Forrest, passed away at 6:59 pm Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury....

Rodney Dean Shannon, 84, Effingham and formerly of Fairbury, died at 9:42 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at his residence, Effingham. A...

Martha Smith, 95, of Fairbury, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Fairview Haven surrounded by her four daughters....

John Zimmerman (1837-1914) was a Civil War veteran and a druggist in Fairbury for many years. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in...

Two requests for street closures were approved by the Fairbury City Council during this week’s regular meeting.   The first was from...

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,...

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...

In Fairbury in the 1870s, there were not many opportunities for adult education or entertainment. The Dominy Memorial Library was not...

Prairie Central softball split a pair of games Saturday while the baseball team fell to Lincoln. In softball, the Hawks fell to...