130 Years Ago March 4, 1893 T. A. Beach this week purchased of the heirs of William Morrow Beach, of Madison County, Ohio, two hundred...

Rather than put a sidewalk along Wanda Lane leading to Prairie Central High School, the Fairbury City Council will explore extending the...

Many Fairbury area people remember the weed mowers the Bachtold Bros. in Forrest made. Most people don't know that this company made a...

On February 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM, the Fairbury Prairie Farmers met for their fifth meeting of the year to discuss business and watch a...

130 Years Ago February 25, 1893 John Virgin has been appointed by the World's Fair commission as custodian of the Illinois building. A....

A bid has been accepted from a Lombard company for the new gym floor at Prairie Central High School. The PC Board of Education gathered...

The story of Fairbury's first fire engine began with the creation of the Maxwell Automobile Company. In 1903, Jonathan Dixon Maxwell and...

A decent weather day brought a nice crowd to the annual Prairie Central FFA Farm and Home Show at the PC Upper Elementary School in...

It’s official: two Prairie Central football players are moving on to play football at the next level. Jackson Livengood and Noah Nagel...

130 Years Ago February 18, 1893 Owing to necessary repairs on the boiler at the electric light plant the lights failed to shine for...

The No Name Store existed on the east end of Locust Street from 1902 until 1915. The story of this store began with the birth of Newsom...

A brief update on building projects was presented during the regular February meeting of the Prairie Central Board of Education last...

Thelma V. Bolden, 88, of Warr Acres, OK; formerly of rural Fairbury died at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Warr Acres Nursing...

A proposed sidewalk project along east Wanda Lane from Fifth to Seventh streets was tabled during Wednesday’s regular meeting of the...

Tammi Sue Kupferschmid, 48, of Fairbury died at 9:06am, Monday, February 13, 2023 at her residence. Graveside Services will be 10 am,...

130 Years Ago February 11, 1893 Dolph Marshall, living near the Fugate School, northeast of Fairbury, sustained a serious loss by the...

Dr. Dan Brewer served two generations of Fairbury citizens from 1876 until he died in 1933. The story of Dr. Brewer involves three...

130 Years Ago February 4, 1893 The members of the Presbyterian Church contemplate the erection of a parsonage in the near future. They...

National “Take Your Child to the Library” day on Saturday allowed visitors to Fairbury’s Dominy Memorial Library to also meet the new...

One of the worst winters in Fairbury history was the terrible winter of 1830-1831. Historians called it the "Winter of the Deep Snow." In...