For the second year, Hoopeston natives, and brother and sister team, Matthew Parsons and Marie Parsons McCarty have partnered with the Melanoma Research Foundation to present an online Art Sale that kicks off this Friday, July 23rd. This year’s sale, ‘Small Steps to a Cure’ features the artw…

Connie Catron, APN, FNP-C, presented the result of a research study she conducted among students at Hoopeston Area Middle School during last week's Hoopeston Area Board of Education meeting.

Organizers of Balloons Over Vermilion would like to thank the tens of thousands of guests who once again brought smiles, excitement and inspiration to the event after a year’s absence.

Competitors in this year’s Iroquois County Fair Costume Goat Lead celebrated their fair’s long history at the Crescent City site Saturday.

Competitors in this year’s Iroquois County Fair Costume Goat Lead celebrated their fair’s long history at the Crescent City site Saturday.

Abigail Teske took home the grand champion in the construction category of Friday’s Iroquois County Fashion Revue at the Iroquois County Fair.

Abigail Teske took home the grand champion in the construction category of Friday’s Iroquois County Fashion Revue at the Iroquois County Fair.

PEARL CITY – It’s good to be a dairy cow at Hunter Haven Farms.

Thirty-one Iroquois County youths performed on the main stage July 14 for the Iroquois County Fair Talent Show.

Thirty-one Iroquois County youths performed on the main stage July 14 for the Iroquois County Fair Talent Show.

The Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) is once again sponsoring a program that will allow Indiana businesses (farmers, agricultural dealers, cities and towns, nurseries, schools, etc) the opportunity to legally dispose of unwanted pesticides.

Hoopeston natives, Matthew Parsons and Marie Parsons McCarty have teamed up with the Melanoma Research Foundation to present an art sale to raise money for the foundation.

People passing by McFerren Park Tuesday morning were in for a treat as several classic cars lined the road near the Legion Shelter.

Hoopeston VFW Post 4826 and the VFW Auxiliary made donations to help homeless veterans in the region last week.

Erin Anderson of Rankin is the 2021 Miss Iroquois County Fair Queen.

Having just passed the annual celebration of our nation’s birth, I have felt much gratitude to be living in the land of the free and the home of the brave. I recently had a conversation with a young person who informed me that she did not feel particularly blessed to be an American.

If the rising summer temperatures have you craving a scoop or two of ice cream, you are in luck: July happens to be National Ice Cream Month. St. Louis District Dairy Council senior nutrition educator Monica Nyman asks, “Did you know the average American eats about 48 pints of ice cream per …

There was a time when the Fourth of July was not only when America celebrated its independence, but also served as a bench mark to determine how well that year’s corn crop was growing.

The Hoopeston Police Department has made an arrest in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in a downtown business Saturday.

Japanese beetles will be out in full force soon, causing damage to landscapes, trees, gardens and row crops around the state.

Farms with a long history around the Hoopeston area were honored Monday.

Men from around the area turned out Sunday for the sesquicentennial beard contest at the McFerren Park Civic Center.

Illinois unemployment holds steady in May

Two sisters’ passion for agriculture and willingness to try new things led them to grow a crop not commonly found in Illinois: lavender.

Extreme heat and drought conditions have enveloped a huge portion of the western United States, and the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map is showing this area expanding into the north-central U.S.

There will be a Flower/Garden Tour from 9 a.m.-noon. July 1 in Hoopeston as part of Sesquicentennial Week.