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Fairbury News staff
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Obituary: Moore
Judith Kay Moore, of Fairbury, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023 at Evenglow Assisted Living Center. Cremation rites have been...
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Kari Kamrath
Jan 3, 202412 min read
Looking Back: 1-3-24
130 Years Ago December 30, 1893 The Bank of A. B. Claudon will add a new cashier to its force, January 1, to accommodate its increasing...
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Fairbury News staff
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Obituary: Hudgens
Dr. Glenn Hudgens, a beloved healer, devoted family man, and community stalwart, peacefully passed away on December 20, 2023 in Carmel,...
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Fairbury News staff
Jan 3, 20242 min read
Obituary: Crews
Joyce M. Crews, 96 of Fairbury died at 11:45pm, Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Serenity Villa, Fairview Haven Retirement Community,...
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Fairbury News staff
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Obituary: Wiegand
Betty Jane Wiegand, 99, Fairbury, died at 2:10 am Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her funeral...
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Dale C. Maley
Jan 2, 20244 min read
West side restaurant memories
Many Fairbury citizens remember the Old Susannah Restaurant and its successor, the Westgate Supper Club. In 1957, Edward Metz (1900-1985)...
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Jon Goembel
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Jon Goembel's New Year poem
January seemed long and dreary, Not much sunshine to make it cheery. Mid-February no snow, no ice, Sunny days sure are nice. Cold March...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Obituary: Maquet
Josh Michael Maquet, 52, Fairbury, died at 10:39 am Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. A Celebration of...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Obituary: Denick
Eugene “Gene” Denick, 79, Tucson, AZ and formerly of Fairbury, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023 in Tucson. Visitation will be 9:30 to...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Obituary: Stork
Eunice M. Stork, 80, of Fairbury, and formerly of Roberts, passed away at 4:07 am Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Fairview Haven...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Hawks take 4th at Williamsville
Prairie Central’s boys basketball team took fourth in the 2023 Williamsville Holiday Tournament after falling to Calvary, 61-52, in the...
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Kari Kamrath
Dec 27, 202311 min read
Looking Back: 12-27-23
130 Years Ago December 23, 1893 G. W. Eckhart has sold the railroad restaurant to the Baylor Bros., Frank and L. M. They take possession...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 27, 20233 min read
School board recognizes FFA
In what has become a tradition at the December meeting, members of the Prairie Central Board of Education recognized Prairie Central FFA...
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Dale C. Maley
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Interesting Fairbury connection
Fairbury has many interesting connections. For example, two Fairbury men, Edward Von Tobel and Jake Beckley, helped to found the city of...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Obituary: Frisby
Cathryn Lorine Frisby, 102, Pontiac and formerly of Fairbury, died at 12:30 pm Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac....
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Obituary: Salinas
Paul Salinas Sr., 63 of Fairbury died at 12:16 am, Thursday, December 21, 2023 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center ER, Pontiac....
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Obituary: Meiss
Allan Meiss, 49, of Fairbury, passed away at 2:46pm, December 22, 2023, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. His funeral will be...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Obituary: Cooper
Ashley Cooper, 26, of Fairbury, passed away at 7:47am, December 20, 2023, UIC, Chicago. A visitation will be held from 4-7:00pm,...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Morning fire destroys shop
A maintenance shop for A&A Attractions was destroyed by fire Saturday morning on the west end of Fairbury. “It was clear through the roof...
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Fairbury News staff
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Bills aren't getting to everyone
It appears some local utility bills were lost in the mail. Fairbury City Superintendent Brett Ashburn shared the news with members of the...
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