17-year-old Londyn Roderick was crowned the 2026 Miss Ford County Fair Queen Moday evening. The Gibson City teen is the daughter of Brandon and Angela Roderick. Londyn attends GCMS High School where she will gradudate...
Closings/Cancellations for 6/17
Iroquois Mental Health Center will be closing at 12n on Wednesday 6/17 due to the severe storm threat. They will reopen with regular business hours on Thursday...
The Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) was notified Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) Chicago office that several damage surveys have been completed following the severe storms that moved through...
The Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) was active throughout the night and into the early morning hours (Friday) conducting preliminary damage assessments following the severe storms that moved through...
The Iroquois County Courthouse in Watseka is closed today (Friday 6/12). Upper windows on the Courthouse building were blown out during the storm Thursday. Emergency agencies throughout the County have reported power...
The Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) reminds residents that cooling centers will be available in Iroquois County, ensuring the most vulnerable of our residents are safe during the next few excessively hot and...
Healthcare professionals issue reminders to citizens about ways to keep yourself safe during extreme heat. County and State public health departments, ER doctors, and emergency management agency officials urge people not to...
A Roberts, Illinois, man, 41-year-old Paul Theesfield was sentenced (Monday) to 21 months in prison for mailing a threatening communication. The sentence will be served consecutively to the 12-year sentence he is currently...
