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Ford County Chronicle hoping to win coveted trophy this year
After last year’s narrow loss to The Hinsdalean in the Illinois Press Association’s annual Excellence in News Contest, the ...
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Cissna Park girls basketball wins 46-10 over Oakwood
The Cissna Park varsity girls basketball team won 46-10 over Oakwood on Friday. Lauryn Hamrick scored 15 points for Cissna Park (19-3, 8-0 Vermilion Valley Conference) while Addison Lucht had seven ...
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PBL 7th-grade volleyball wins in three sets over Cissna Park
The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade volleyball team won 25-18, 14-25, 25-19 over Cissna Park on Thursday. Emmalynn Shumate had five kills, one block and one ace while Blaire McKenry had three kills ...
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Video, call logs show what Schippert was really ‘doing with her time while she claimed to be working,’ AG says
Over a 20-month span during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dee Ann Schippert spent at least 759 hours at a Watseka gambling establishment — an average of almost 38 hours a month — while claiming to be ...
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Schwenk to fill AD role at GCMS High School
The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board approved the hiring of Michael Schwenk as GCMS High School’s next assistant ...
Ford County1d
Paxton Police Blotter: Felon arrested after guns, drugs found in home
The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Ryan N. Mullett, 37, of Paxton, was arrested ...
Ford County1d
GCMS/Fisher caps off HOIC Duals season at 7-0 with wins over Tremont, Dee-Mack
Evan King (DM) pinned Jackson Swidergal, 1:14.113 – Double forfeit.120 – Gage Martin (GCMSF) won by forfeit.126 – Landen Lage ...
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GCMS/Fisher High School wrestling team won 59-18 over SJO
The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher High School wrestling team won 59-18 over St. Joseph-Ogden on Thursday. Cohen Kean ...
Ford County1d
St. John’s volleyball teams earn wins over Tri-Point
The Buckley St. John’s eighth- and seventh-grade volleyball teams each earned two-set victories over Tri-Point on Thursday. In a 25-21, 25-12 victory, Tinley Eichelberger had five kills and three aces ...
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PBL girls basketball loses 46-37 to Prairie Central
The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity girls basketball team lost 46-37 to Prairie Central on Thursday. Tanner Graham had 13 points for PBL (2-24, 1-6 Illini Prairie Conference) while Hallee Johnson also ...
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PBL 7th-grade volleyball wins 25-16, 25-10 over Tri-Point
The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade volleyball team won 25-16, 25-10 over Tri-Point on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Emmalynn Shumate had four kills for PBL (3-2) while Tori Rock and Violet Foster each had five ...
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GCMS/Fisher Middle School wrestling wins 70-24 over LeRoy
The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher Middle School wrestling team won 70-24 over LeRoy on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Julian Rodriguez (90 pounds), Bentley Fields (100), Ian Rotramel (105), Kayden Fancher (112) ...