Category Archives: Local News

Soldier From Terre Haute Killed In Iraq
Soldier From Terre Haute Killed In Iraq (Indianapolis, IN) -- A non-combat-related incident has claimed the life of a Hoosier soldier. Sergeant Christopher Wesley Curry was supporting Operation Inhere...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020 Bart Everson / CC

Credit Card Companies Lower Limits, Close Accounts For 50-Million Americans
Credit Card Companies Lower Limits, Close Accounts For 50-Million Americans (Undated) -- About 50-million Americans are seeing their credit card limits cut or their accounts closed because of the coro...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020

May 6: National Nurses Day
May 6: National Nurses Day Wednesday (May 6) is National Nurses Day. Now, perhaps more than ever, it's a good time to honor the work these medical professionals do. In more normal times when people ar...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020 The Library of Congress / CC

EIU expands student resident safety amidst coronavirus concerns
For Immediate Release EIU expands student resident safety amidst coronavirus concerns; University to provide single-occupancy room residency throughout 2020-21 academic year at no additional cost (Cha...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020

Lake Land College Spring 2020 Commencement
Lake Land College will be honoring graduates at a virtual commencement ceremony on June 18th at 6:00 p.m. Graduates will soon receive a Laker Grad Pack in the mail with celebratory gifts from the coll...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020

Effingham Art Guild’s Children’s Art Show
The Effingham Art Guild's Children's Art Show will go on, but will look different this year. Normally held at the Effingham Public Library, the show will instead be at the Effingham Performance Center...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020

Horizon Health Diabetes Program Nationally Recognized
For Immediate Release Horizon Health Diabetes Program Nationally Recognized (Paris, Ill.)-Horizon Health's Diabetes Education Program continues to receive national recognition for its high standards o...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020 Leighsa Cornwell, RN, certified diabetes educator, discusses Horizon Health’s Diabetes Education Program with a patient. Horizon Health’s program has received national recognition from the American Diabetes Association since 1994. Photo submitted by Horizon Health.

EIU shares details of CARES Act assistance for students impacted by COVID-19
For Immediate Release EIU shares details of CARES Act assistance for students impacted by COVID-19 (Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University has recently received information from the federal gov...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020

Illinois DCFS thanks foster parents during Foster Parent Appreciation Month
For Immediate Release Illinois DCFS thanks foster parents during Foster Parent Appreciation Month CHICAGO - May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month in Illinois, a time to thank the thousands of foster...
Renee Fonner May 06, 2020 Photo: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Indiana State Department of Health Announces 541 Additional Cases of COVID-19 (5/5)
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 541 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and...
MyRadioLink May 05, 2020


