Category Archives: Local News

Church Appeals Ruling On Stay-At-Home Order (Springfield, IL) -- A northwest Illinois church says it is appealing a federal judge's ruling that upheld Governor J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order. A ju...

For Immediate Release Horizon Health EZ Care Clinics Offer Telemedicine (Paris, Ill.)-Beginning Monday, May 4, Horizon Health will offer telemedicine visits for its EZ Care clinics in Paris and Marsha...

It's Giving Tuesday, May 5, 2020, and the Lumpkin Family Foundation is offering a $25,000 match to be shared with organizations partnering with Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. To donate, v...

Teacher Appreciation Day (Undated) -- In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have been thrust into an unprecedented situation with schools closed from coast-to-coast. Today is teacher Appr...

Officials have announced that the 2020 Martinsville Agricultural Fair, originally scheduled for June 7-13, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday, May 4, 2020, they posted the foll...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,341 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 46 additional deaths. Cook County: 1 female 20s, ...

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 583 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and...

Springfield, Ill- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is highlighting the dangers posed by arson during Arson Awareness Week May 3-9, 2020, to help reduce the frequency and suffering ...

For Immediate Release OSFM Highlights Arson Awareness Week 2020 Springfield, Ill- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is highlighting the dangers posed by arson during Arson Awareness...

An autopsy conducted Friday, May 1, 2020, confirmed Kimberly Mattingly's death was due to multiple gunshot wounds. Christopher Glass, of Mason has been charged with murder, and he and Aaron Kaiser, of...