Trick-or-Treaters in the WGFA-listening area are urged to take proper steps to stay safe while they go door-to-door this weekend for Halloween. Most community trick-or-treat hours are Saturday. Some are today (Friday) and there's...
Community trick or treat hours announced by local officials this week include door-to-door activities; most are Saturday, October 31st.
Ashkum 5-7 pm
Buckley 4-7 pm
Cissna Park 4-7 pm
Chebanse 5- 7:30 pm
Clifton 5-7 pm
Crescent City...
A unanimous 5-0 vote by the Gison City-Melvin-Sibley school board (Monday) tossed a student for the rest of the school year. The student was expelled for violation of the GCMS student code of conduct.
Superintendent...
The Woodland Elementary School was evacuated Wednesday morning after a "threatening mesage" was found on a playing card in a boys restroom. It was the second such building evacuation in the Unit Nine School distroict in as...
The Illinois Association of Realtors through the Kankakee-Iroquois-Ford Association of Realtors has announced a grant up to $500 for victims of the July flood. The grant is to assist residents of Watseka with unexpected financial...
Classes are back in session and a normal school day is expected at Watseka's Glenn Raymond School after a bomb threat forced an evacuation Tuesday afternoon. All students and staff were reported safe. No one was...
Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann visited South and North Newton high schools in Indiana Tuesday to see firsthand, how students are learning about the use of drones and precision farming. She said she's proud of the schools for investing...
The United Way of Kankakee County is ready for another holiday season. And the hope is, those generous donations will continue to help brighten the holiday season for those in need.
The United Way is opening its new Thrift Store...
27-year-old Kyle Gibson of Gibson City was handed an 8-year prison term (Monday) in Ford County Circuit Court.
Gibson pleaded guilty earlier to four counts of burglary and a single count of burglary involving a place of worship...
Illinois Route 1 bridge work continues in Watseka. And this week, short term closures will cause delays that motorists should be aware of, both north and southbound.
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the...
