Melvin
A village in Ford County, Illinois — population 410 as of 2020.
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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…
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STATE INSIGNIA CHAIRMAN VISITS
Pam Bork, left, chapter regent for the Governor Thomas Ford Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, poses with Julie Barnes, past state insignia chairman, alongside an informational display during the chapter’s first meeting of the 2026-27 program…
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COOKING FOR THE CAUSE
Greg Houtzel grills steaks for a Corn Belt Shrine Club fundraiser in downtown Gibson City on Thursday, Sept. 24, in conjunction with Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School’s homecoming parade. The post COOKING FOR THE CAUSE first appeared on Ford County Chronicle .
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Melvin by the numbers
- Area
- 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- Median age
- 30.7
- Households
- 179
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median house value
- $66,300
- Office
- TREASURER
- Address
- PO BOX 142, MELVIN, IL 60952