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Farms with a long history around the Hoopeston area were honored Monday. Sesquicentennial celebration organizers presented a tour of farms around the area with 150 or more years of history Monday. Utilizing the Hoopeston Multi-Agency bus, organizers took residents from Autumn Fields on a tour of the farms. During this tour, organizer Eric Layden presented each of the farm owners with a sign recognizing the history of the farms. The farms recognized included: - Winnings Farm: Charles Gernand — Named for Charles’s Great-Grandmother’s Family. - Harold Gernand Farm: Charles Gernand...

bcole@tribtoday.com This is Roger Yohem’s press card from his time at the Tribune Chronicle from 1977 to 1979. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of Saturday profiles of area residents and their stories. To suggest a profile, contact features editor Burton Cole at bcole@tribtoday.com or metro editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com. Once, he was caught in the middle of a deal to remove a utility pole to make room for Burt Reynolds’ luxury van during the filming of “Cannonball Run II.” Another time, Warren native Roger Yohem mistook a call from U.S. Sen. John Glenn as...