Bradford News

The following were recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse: Marriage licenses Dustin L. Efnor of Bradford to Amanda M. Young of Bradford.

Mr. and Mrs. James Robison of 303 E. Main St., Bradford, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house for family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m. June 7. The event, hosted by the couple's children, will be at the Bradford Baptist Church.

County Highway 17, commonly known as Yankee Lane, will be closed Thursday from County Highway 31, which is the Putnam-Bradford Blacktop, to County Line 00N.

Toulon Mayor Kyle Ham was ousted from office by former mayor Richard C. Collins in one of the most tightly contested races Tuesday on the Stark County ballot.

At least two new mayors will be elected in Stark County on April 7, and there also will be heavy turnover on the school boards governing the two districts that cover most of the county.

A short-lived agreement with the University of Illinois Extension has left a bitter taste in the mouths of Stark County development leaders who feel they've recently been "strung along" by an agency not meeting ...