Category Archives: Local News

St. Thomas School in Newton will host trivia night and a live auction February 2nd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and trivia will start at 7:30. Pulled pork sandwiches, chips, and drinks will be available f...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Library Legos will be on Thursday, February 7th, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8 and who no long...

An Allenville man has been sentenced to 12-years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a girl. 31-year-old Daniel Hall pleaded guilty to a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a c...

LyondellBasell, of Tuscola has been named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 World's Most Admired Companies list for the second year in a row. The company actually went up from number five to number four in t...

Charleston Police arrested a man after fleeing from a traffic stop yesterday. After his vehicle was stopped, 27-year-old Luis J. Reyes fled on foot into a field. After locating Reyes, police arrested ...

Fewer Filing For Unemployment (Washington, DC) -- Americans seeking unemployment benefits have dropped to levels not seen since November 1969. The Labor Department reports this morning 199-thousand wo...

For Immediate Release Shelter Insurance Foundation and Shelter Agent Chris Clayton sponsor local high school scholarship. This spring, the Shelter Insurance Foundation will award a $2000 scholarship t...

The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois, Embarras River at Lawrenceville affecting Lawrence County. The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil moisture c...

Flour Recalled Over Salmonella Fears (Minneapolis, MN) -- General Mills is recalling Gold Medal Unbleached Flour over possible salmonella contamination. The recalled flour comes in five-pound bags wit...

Doomsday Clock To Be Announced Today (Washington, DC) -- The Doomsday Clock will be reset today. Each year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces how close we are to "Doomsday." The closer t...