Rains cripple parts of area
PAXTON – An autopsy was scheduled for this morning in the death of a Paxton area man whose car was apparently washed off a rural road and then completely submerged in standing water.
Meanwhile, Ford and Iroquois counties are still recovering from the flooding caused when heavy thunderstorms moved through the area Monday night and Tuesday morning, dumping 4 to 6 inches of rain on top of melting snow.
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