PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade volleyball team won 25-7, 25-1 over Prairie Central on Thursday. Addison Gooden had 13 aces and three assists for PBL (14-5) while Grace Didier and ...

MANTENO – The sixth-seeded Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity boys basketball team won 58-44 over third-seeded Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional semifinals on Wednesday.

I started doing pushups to try to get back into shape. Well, I did one pushup. It’s a start. I wasn’t inspired to exercise by the Olympics going on, although I am pretty competitive when it comes to ...

ONARGA — The Federated Bank has announced the appointment of Karli Manahan of Buckley as vice president and credit officer. Manahan has experience in commercial and agriculture credit analysis, loan ...

LEXINGTON – The Cissna Park High School boys basketball team ended its 2025-26 season with a 65-43 loss to Lexington in the IHSA Class 1A regional semifinals. Cissna Park (16-17) took an 8-4 lead ...

Here are some sights from Tuesday's IHSA Class 1A sectional semifinal game in Gilman, which Heyworth won 54-35 ...

SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois awaits court decisions about federal funding cuts and braces for even further cuts amid rising costs, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing limited new spending — and yearning for ...

When I began this series from John 3:16, I mentioned that many people believe that this is the most well-known verse in all the Scriptures. Martin Luther called it, “The Bible in miniature.” We’ve ...

THURSDAY, FEB. 26 PBL Jr. High chorus’ Winter Interlude Concert Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School’s chorus will present its Winter Interlude Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the gymnasium ...

The clock radio I won from the weekly drawing was a GE. I can still see it in my mind. The radio in the kitchen was an Emerson — faux wood and black plastic frame. This new addition was sleek and ...

Severe weather in February? While not common, it certainly isn’t rare. We’ve had a fair share of events over the last decade, including the one that plagued portions of southeastern Illinois on ...

Weather shapes our daily lives — sometimes quietly, other times all at once. Most days, it’s a background detail — a quick glance at the forecast before you grab a jacket, plan a cookout or decide ...