Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette's 'Our Communities' section. He can be reached at [email protected].

Makenna Frantz, who farms in rural Arthur, is one of six farmers in as many states chosen to participate in a Mosaic ...

Practice notes. Family photos. Schedules. The fifth-year Illini football coach has all of this — and plenty more — in a ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

The four-star tight end from Mt. Zion can finally focus solely on performing on Friday nights this fall now that his college ...

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own. Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for ...

When you get down to it, Hutch Mansell is just like so many suburban dads. He wants his family to have everything he never had, so he works his fingers ...

Built in 1912, the Holt 60 crawler tractor is still owned by the family that originally owned it — the Peterson family of Indiana. It still runs and will be ...

The Storm, who have made nine straight playoff appearances, will open up the 2025 season on Aug. 29 against Westville in Catlin in a Vermilion Valley Conference matchup. Salt Fork football standouts ...

Julie Kirby has spent her entire 14-year teaching career molding the youngest minds in her elementary school buildings. After spending eight years teaching at Stratton Academy of the Arts, Kirby ...

Information on the success of FischerFest, Head Start's 60th anniversary event in Danville on Saturday, a Youth and Family Rally at New Life Church of Faith in Danville to Stop ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer gestures to waiting fans in the northeast tunnel on his way to the Smith Center after Illinois beat Michigan 21-7 on Oct. 19, 2024 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.