News in Paxton
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…
IEMA officials: FEMA aid for Paxton, other Ill. communities all up to Trump
PAXTON — On the official start of fall, city leaders met at Paxton City Hall with state lawmakers and emergency management officials on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, to talk about this past summer — namely, what all agreed was an uncommonly cruel one in terms of severe stormy…
IEMA officials: FEMA aid for Paxton, other Illinois communities comes down to Trump
PAXTON — On the official start of fall, city leaders met at Paxton City Hall with state lawmakers and emergency management officials on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, to talk about this past summer — namely, what all agreed was an uncommonly cruel one in terms of severe stormy…
Probation department to move to downtown
PAXTON — The relocation of the Ford County probation department’s offices to a former dental office in downtown Paxton gained the approval of the county board via a unanimous vote during an adjourned meeting Friday evening. The board voted 8-0, with four members absent, to…
Ford County Board approves probation department’s move to downtown building
PAXTON — The relocation of the Ford County probation department’s offices to a former dental office in downtown Paxton gained the approval of the county board via a unanimous vote during an adjourned meeting Friday evening. The board voted 8-0, with four members absent, to…
City offering $1,000, $2,000 grants to residents affected by August flooding
PAXTON — Paxton residents who had flood damage last month and completed damage assessment surveys are eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,000 or $2,000 from the city — varying based on income level — to help cover costs of remedial work, including the replacement of ruined…
Former dental office eyed for probation offices
PAXTON — A former dental office in downtown Paxton could become the temporary new home of Ford County’s probation department, whose officers have been working remotely ever since their courthouse basement offices were flooded in August. Jennifer Harrison, the probation…
With swimming pool losing water ‘for years,’ measures to be taken
PAXTON — The Paxton Park District’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 8, tabled its approval of hiring a professional leak inspection and detection service to look for leaks in the system and lines at the public swimming pool at Coady Park. The board’s president, Craig…
Ford County probation department eyes move to former dental office
PAXTON — A former dental office in downtown Paxton could become the temporary new home of Ford County’s probation department, whose officers have been working remotely ever since their courthouse basement offices were flooded in August. Jennifer Harrison, the probation…