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PC students inducted into NHS
Monday night's National Honor Society induction ceremony at PCHS. Seven Prairie Central High School students are the newest inductees...
Fairbury News staff
Mar 41 min read
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Two-time champ honored
PCHS wrestler Chloe Hoselton rides in a fire truck driven by Aaron Rhoades leaving from Chenoa Monday. It was like déjà vu along U.S....
Fairbury News staff
Mar 32 min read
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Four JH wrestlers going to state
PCJH wrestlers Brady Carrion, Kellen Willis & Coach Tyler Webster on last Thursday's Fairbury News show. Four Prairie Central Junior High...
Fairbury News staff
Mar 31 min read
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Moores were early settlers
Valentine Darnall was the first settler in Livingston County and the Fairbury area in the Fall of 1829. Darnall settled on what is now...
Fairbury News staff
Mar 34 min read
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Looking Back 2-26-25
130 Years Ago February 23, 1895 The meetings at the M. E. Church continue with good interest. There have been thirteen conversions. T. S....
Fairbury News staff
Feb 2611 min read
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FFA speaks of national success
Back row: Addison Huber, Tyler Young, Justin Leman, Lily Schaffer, Layne Schaffer, Kaylee Skaggs, Kylie Miller. Front row: Kamber Kilgus,...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 252 min read
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Hotaling store around 42 years
Phillip Miller Hotaling ran a Fairbury grocery store from 1900 until 1942. The Hotaling family's story began with Miller Hotaling's birth...
Dale C. Maley
Feb 244 min read
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Creativity displayed at show
The Hartman family oversees the Bapo's Treats display at the PC Farm & Home Show Saturday afternoon. The Prairie Central Upper Elementary...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 242 min read
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Obituary: Kafer
Kenneth W. Kafer, 78, Fairbury, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at his residence in Mesa, AZ. His funeral will be held at 10:30 am...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 232 min read
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Informational meetings set
Informational meetings are planned in the Prairie Central School District ahead of the April referendum at different school buildings. It...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 213 min read
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Balkema rep talks to council
Jeff Wynn appears on behalf of Sen. Chris Balkema at Wednesday's gathering of the Fairbury City Council. Though no business was...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 192 min read
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Looking Back 2-19-25
130 Years Ago February 16, 1895 A petition is being circulated praying the school board to call an election to vote on the question of...
Kari Kamrath
Feb 1911 min read
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Here come the Oak Ridge Boys
The Fairbury Fair has announced the lineup for the Friday Night fair concert this year. The Oak Ridge Boys will be the headline act on...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 181 min read
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Farm & Home Show is Sat.
A view of last year's Prairie Central FFA Farm and Home Show in Forrest, file photo. The 44th annual Prairie Central FFA Farm and Home...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 181 min read
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Mies was early county settler
Most early settlers in Livingston County were farmers who emigrated from other states or European countries. Some of them served in the...
Dale C. Maley
Feb 175 min read
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Meet the candidates Tuesday
Those in the community will have the chance to learn more about and hear directly from the candidates running for the Prairie Central...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 171 min read
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Looking Back 2-12-25
130 Years Ago February 9, 1895 A case that has attracted public attention in this vicinity for several months past is that of the village...
Kari Kamrath
Feb 1212 min read
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Forrest Methodist plans supper
Have plans for supper Tuesday night? You do now. The Forrest United Methodist Men have planned a soup supper for Tuesday, Feb. 11 from...
Fairbury News staff
Feb 101 min read
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Impact of the first railroads
Before the first railroad lines were built in Livingston County in the 1850s, relatively few pioneer settlers came to the County and...
Dale C. Maley
Feb 105 min read
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Looking Back 2-5-25
130 Years Ago February 2, 1895 A number of young folks met at the home of Howard Beckwith Monday night to celebrate his birthday. The...
Kari Kamrath
Feb 511 min read
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