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Summit Pork Asks Gage County Board to Reconsider Permit

By Gordon Hopkins Despite a denial by Gage County Supervisors earlier this month, the backers of a proposed CAFO (concentrated…

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New School Resources Officer Hired for Gage and Jefferson County

By Gordon Hopkins The Gage County Sheriff's Office has hired a new School Resources Officer (SRO) to cover Diller-Odell, Freeman,…

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Reminder: Trash Service

Garbage schedule for Thanksgiving week, November 20 to 24, will be early. Monday and Tuesday will be picked up on…

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Acting Out

Fairbury's One Act team was one of several schools competing in the One Act Invitational on Saturday, November 11, 2023.…

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JCH&L Receives Award from Chartis Center for Rural Health

Performance Leadership Award Recognizes Quality and Patient Perspective As part of the National Rural Health Day celebration, Jefferson Community Health…

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Quilts Of Valor

Several Veterans Day celebrations last week marked the occasion with the presentation of Quilts of Valor. Please login to view…

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Water Levels Drop In City Wells

By Gordon Hopkins The wells that provide water to the City of Fairbury have seen a drop in water levels…

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Endicott Considers Entering Land Bank

By Gordon HopkinsThe Village of Endicott has indicated their interest in possibly joining into a Municipal Land Bank (MLB) with…

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Weekend Earthquake Felt In Kansas

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Bennington, Kansas, approximately one and a half hours south of Fairbury, at 6:18 p.m.,…

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Demolished House Stirs Controversy

The City of Fairbury regularly performs abatement and demolishes houses that are not up to city code and are considered…

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