Watseka’s July 4th Parade will feature two young coloring contest winners as the 2025 Lil Mr & Miss Firecracker. The two winners will ride in the Independence Day Parade, sponsored by the City of Watseka.
Oaklyn Crouch of...
Charley Ulrich was crowned the 2025 County Fair Queen in Ford County Monday evening. The PBL graduate was the judges selection in a field of four contestants. Miss Ulrich, a Paxton resident, will reign over the fair...
Health officials spent the month of May promoting National Lyme Disease Awareness. And as the summer is here, the warm weather is yet another reminder about “tick season.” . The Illinois Department of Public Health is...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture reminds people about the state product Farmers Markets. The markets are each Thursday in Springfield at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. They're held at The Shed. It's the 18th season...
– The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that Illinois 49 at the TP&W Railroad crossing in Crescent City in Iroquois County is closed for repairs. The crossing is located north of U.S. 24.
The work is...
The Ford County Queen Pageant is tonight at the Melvin Fairgrounds. Four ladies seek the crown in the Dance Building at 7 pm. Contestants include: Natalie Aberle of Gibson City, Charley Ulrich, Aubree Sawyer and Kyleigh...
As temperatures soar this week and throughout the summer months, Petland reminds pet owners to take extra precautions to ensure the safety and well-being of their beloved pets. Heat-related illnesses and fatalities among pets are...
The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that The Arc of Iroquois County will serve as this year’s “An American Holiday” Grand Marshal in this year’s 4th of July parade sponsored by the City of Watseka.
The Arc of...
Today is Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. It marks June 19th, 1865 when Major General Gorden Granger and his two-thousand Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and proclaimed that more than...
