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3 days ago · Ford County Chronicle’s application for Local Journalism Sustainability Credit denied. Will Brumleve | January 9, 2025. When the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was signed into Illinois law last summer, promising thousands of dollars per year in tax credits to help independently owned community newspapers just like my own, I was so hopeful it would help my little newspaper — the Ford...
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Jan 1, 2025 · Donald Wayne Ward (Don), of Bayles Lake, Loda IL, passed away peacefully at his beloved lakehome surrounded by family on December 30th, 2024. He was born to Charles and Florence(Young) Ward on August 17th, 1932, and was preceded in death by his parents, a son, DouglasWard, a brother, James Ward, and sisters Evelyn Knutt, Martha Goodall, and …
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Jan 1, 2025 · Ford County Chronicle Co-Publisher and News Editor Will Brumleve’s 12 1/2-year-old female cocker spaniel, Puppy Skunk, is back home, happy and feeling much better after a nearly weeklong stay at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, where she underwent surgery on Saturday, Dec. 21, to remove a cancerous mass discovered in …
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Dec 25, 2024 · PAXTON — Paxton police continue to investigate the armed robbery of a local liquor store. Police Chief Coy Cornett said two masked robbers entered Paxton Variety Liquors, 403 S. Ralroad Ave., around 6:19 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, and brandished pistols as they demanded cash from the two clerks on duty.
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Dec 30, 2024 · PAXTON — As it turns out, the Ford County Board will consider the cancellation of an agreement that calls for the Loda Sportsman’s Club to serve as the nonprofit operator of the county-owned Hatfield/Bowen Farm in Button Township, once enrolled into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program.
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4 days ago · When the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was signed into Illinois law last summer, promising thousands of dollars per year in tax credits to help independently owned community newspapers just like my own, I was so hopeful it would help my little newspaper — the Ford County Chronicle — finally turn the financial corner.
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Dec 16, 2024 · GIBSON CITY – Ford County bragging rights go to the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team for the third straight year. The Falcons won 58-44 over their Ford County rival Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Tuesday for their …
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Dec 25, 2024 · More deer harvested in area this firearm season than last SPRINGFIELD — Hunters took a preliminary total of 82,496 deer during Illinois’ seven-day firearm deer hunting season that concluded Sunday, Dec. 8. Comparatively, hunters harvested 76,494 deer during last year’s firearm season. The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2024 firearm season Dec. 5-8 was 27,835 compared ...
Ford County Board considering adding county administrator
Dec 13, 2024 · PAXTON — The Ford County Board’s new chairman, Chase McCall, pitched the idea Thursday of hiring a county administrator to perform some of the administrative tasks currently performed by department heads, allowing them to free up some of their time and the county to run more efficiently. McCall, of Gibson City, said discussions about the