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4 days ago · DNA links suburban man to 2017 sexual assault in Paxton. Will Brumleve October 9, 2024. PAXTON — A suburban Chicago man remained jailed in Ford County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, following his arrest for the alleged sexual assault of a Paxton woman in June 2017. Authorities linked Mohammed H.M. Mohammed, 32, whose last known address was in the ...
Obituaries - Ford County Chronicle
Oct 9, 2024 · Obituary: Bernadine Anderson. ALLEGANY — Bernadine E. Anderson, of Allegany, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 30, 2024 at home. Bernadine was born in Olean on May 12, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna M. Ruby Gergel. Bernadine was a graduate of Olean High School, class of 1961.
Local - Ford County Chronicle
Oct 9, 2024 · September 25, 2024. Following is a list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court, as listed at www.judici.com: FELONIES • Angela S. Purtell, 52, of Paxton, for theft ($500 to $10,000). • Brett M. Sorensen, 37, of Paxton, for eight counts of child pornography. DUI • Nichole A. Kohr, 30, of Fisher, for driving under the ...
OBITUARIES | Ford County Chronicle
Sep 11, 2024 · OBITUARIES. William M. Archer BAYLES LAKE — William M. “Bill” Archer Jr., 82, of Bayles Lake in rural Loda, died at 2:35 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at The Citadel of Bourbonnais following a long battle with kidney disease. A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 407 W. Pells St., Paxton, with ...
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October 09, 2024. PAXTON — The Ford County Sheriff’s Office issued 40 traffic citations in September, including 23 for speeding, three for driving on a suspended or revoked driver’s license and two each for operating an uninsured vehicle, illegal possession of cannabis, expired registration and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Flu vaccination clinics set | Ford County Chronicle
1 day ago · on October 16, 2024. PAXTON — The Ford County Public Health Department will offer walk-in flu vaccination clinics at sites across the county to protect residents against influenza this fall. The health department will offer the clinics on the following dates and at the following times and locations: — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at ...
AREA NEWS BRIEFS | Ford County Chronicle
1 day ago · AREA NEWS BRIEFS. October 16, 2024. Paxton ERS to host monthly chicken/noodle dinners PAXTON — The Paxton Emergency Response Service will host a chicken and noodle supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the Thursdays of Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 20 and April 17 at the ERS building at 134 W. State St. in downtown Paxton.
Featured - Ford County Chronicle
October 09, 2024. By WILL BRUMLEVE. [email protected]. PAXTON — A proposed ordinance regulating the siting of carbon dioxide sequestration facilities in Ford County will be considered this month by the county’s zoning board of appeals. The county board’s zoning committee voted 4-0 Thursday, with one member absent, to advance ...
Featured | Ford County Chronicle
September 25, 2024. By WILL BRUMLEVE. [email protected]. PAXTON — The Ford County Public Health Department has a tentative agreement in place to rent a building at 1502 W. Ottawa Road on Paxton’s west side for its new office, but the move-in date depends on when ongoing renovations are finished.
Ford County Chronicle’s Top 10 News Stories of 2022
Jan 4, 2023 · From several prominent citizens passing away to improvements being made to Paxton’s downtown and fires engulfing Gibson City’s, 2022 was packed full of local news — both good and bad. This is the Ford County Chronicle’s annual look back at some of the biggest local news stories to come out of the year that was.