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Pastor Steve Jones: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
I concluded my previous article by noting that for Christians, because we’re united to Christ, God is with us no matter what we’re facing. Today we continue our series from Psalm 74. We left off looking at this passage last time under our previous sub-heading: —God of Redemption…
GCMS Youth Football teams to play for championships
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Youth Football Mighty Mites won 22-8 over Paxton-Buckley-Loda in the Central Illinois Football League playoff semifinals on Saturday. The Falcons (8-1) will face Herscher in the CIFL Super Bowl at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dwight. Meanwhile,…
Fisher/GCMS soccer ties 1-1 with Reed-Custer
GIBSON CITY – The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team tied 1-1 with Braidwood Reed-Custer on Saturday. After allowing a free-kick goal with 11:06 left in the first half, Thomas Davis scored the match-tying goal via a Drew Iverson assist with 18:56 left in the second…
GCMS eighth-grade girls basketball starts 3-0
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley eighth-grade girls basketball team started its 2026 season with a 3-0 record. The Falcons won 46-5 over Watseka Glenn Raymond on Thursday as Karsyn Harden had 16 points and Hartley Phillips and Brooklyn Johnson each had eight points.…
PBL volleyball wins 25-20, 25-22 over Rantoul
RANTOUL – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team won 25-20, 25-22 over Rantoul on Thursday. Ellie Dirks had 15 kills while Kylie Rust had 11 assists, Josie Kaufmann had seven digs and Logan Loschen had four aces. Meredith Foster and Morgan Goss each had two blocks. The…
GCMS volleyball wins 25-18, 25-22 over Lexington
LEXINGTON – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity volleyball team won 25-18, 25-22 over Lexington on Thursday. Josie Kleist and Bailey Bunting each had six kills while Maci Lindelof had five kills, six aces and nine digs. Londyn Roderick had 16 assists while Payton Alley had four…
Rantoul/PBL soccer wins 4-1 over St. Joseph-Ogden
RANTOUL – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda soccer team won 4-1 over St. Joseph-Ogden on Tuesday. “It was a hard-fought win,” Rantoul/PBL head coach Samuel Casco said. “Hopefully, we’re getting back to playing good football.” The Eagles (9-7-2) went on a three-goal run in the…
Photo gallery: Rantoul/PBL soccer vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
Here are some sights from Thursday’s match, which Rantoul/PBL won 4-1 … The post Photo gallery: Rantoul/PBL soccer vs. St. Joseph-Ogden first appeared on Ford County Chronicle .
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano, Antonio Harris propel Purdue to 24-17 victory over Illinois
By STEVE STEIN Associated Press CHAMPAIGN (AP) — Freshman kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano booted three field goals and Antonio Harris scored a late touchdown on a 1-yard run as Purdue defeated Illinois 24-17 Saturday in a Big Ten Conference game. Lozano was perfect from 30, 34…
Obituary: Shirley Anderson
RANTOUL — Shirley Keyes Anderson, 99, of Rantoul, formerly of Paxton, died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the First United Methodist Church of Rantoul, 200 S. Century Blvd., with the Rev. Steve…
Obituary: Larry Elliott
Larry Butch Elliott passed away peacefully on October 2, 2026, at the age of 82, surrounded by the land he loved and the family he built. Born on April 12, 1944 in Loda, IL to Bill and Carrie Elliott, Butch was a lifelong man of the land. From his early days working the soil to…
Ford County Probation & Court Services moving next week into downtown Paxton building
PAXTON — The former Market Street Dental building in downtown Paxton is the new home of Ford County Probation & Court Services. A sign added to the facade of the building at 140 N. Market St. on Thursday, Oct. 1, made it official. Jennifer Harrison, the probation department’s…