3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1443+ words) Tara Barrett-Duzan worked in broadcast journalism at WAND TV for seven years as a news anchor. She was the keynote speaker for the Women in Agriculture conference in the Quad Cities. From left, Colton Barrett, Jared Duzan, Tara Barrett-Duzan and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (175+ words) “It just makes me remember him, makes me remember how much t… Toby Brown's custom-built trailer — modeled after the school… At his 100th birthday celebration in Mattoon, George Morris, left, listens as state Rep. Chris Miller reads a proclamation at DeMar’s…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (467+ words) GIBSON CITY — Gibson City’s One Earth Energy ethanol plant has resumed seeking regulatory approval for its proposed carbon capture and storage project, to be known as the OES Pipeline. The project’s scope has changed slightly from past plans, which had…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (471+ words) GIBSON CITY — Gibson City’s One Earth Energy ethanol plant has resumed seeking regulatory approval for its proposed carbon capture and storage project, to be known as the OES Pipeline. The project’s scope has changed slightly from past plans, which had…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (956+ words) People retire every day. I still do. Every day. But some people never really retire and just “keep on keepin’ on,’” as folk singer Len Chandler sang in the song with that title back in the ’60s. The phrase is almost…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (202+ words) Before Illini home games, we visit with fans pre-gaming outside Gies Memorial Stadium during “The News-Gazette Tailgate Show” (WDWS, WHMS, WSOY, WDAN). This week’s program kicks off at 11:30 a.m. and includes a stop at Toby Brown’s elaborate setup in…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (811+ words) Construction of an addition to Countryside Closeout in Paxton, pictured in July 2026. Inventory in storage at expanding Countryside Closeout in Paxton. The site of a soon-to-be Wingstop in Mahomet. Countryside Closeout, which opened at 230 S. Market St. in Paxton in March,…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (42+ words) news-gazette.com Renaming lake a real SHAME When I was a kid, we learned the mnemonic HOMES to remember the names of the Great Lakes. Now I guess we have to go with SHAME....

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (555+ words) Danville Area Community College student and scholarship recipient Jaelynn Howe and scholarship donor Linda Anderson at the Friday Honors Program inside Mary Miller Gym. Students, donors and supporters at the DACC Foundation Honors Program on Friday. DACC scholarship donor Sybil…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (263+ words) Chad, Sue and Chester Nicholas They’re easy to spot – and hear — at pretty much any Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High game: from their perch just below the football pressbox, in their golf cart beyond the outfield fence, in the gym next to…...