Category Archives: Local News

Updated: January 15, 2019 Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. (ERBA) is accepting applications for our Skills Training Employment Program (STEP) to assist individuals with training for employment opport...

(Washington, DC) -- The current partial government shutdown is already he fourth longest in history. It will be entering its third week at midnight Eastern time and an end is not in sight. Bill Clinto...

For Immediate Release 2019 Conservation Cropping Seminars Scheduled, Two speakers will discuss soil health solutions Springfield, IL - Using cover crops and improving soil health remained hot topics i...

For Immediate Release Lake Land College Foundation scholarship application period closing soon! Lake Land College Foundation scholarship applications for the 2019-2020 academic year are due Feb. 1 at ...

For Immediate Release 'Wear Red Luncheon' Highlights Women's Heart Health (Paris, Ill.)-Horizon Health welcomes the community to attend its sixth annual "Wear Red Luncheon" on Friday, February 1, at n...

For Immediate Release SBL Issues Temporary Visitor Restrictions Each day more people are testing positive for the flu virus locally and throughout the region. In an effort to help keep the most vulner...

Ice Cubes Are Likely Filled With Bacteria (Undated) -- Adding extra ice to your drink? Researchers say you may want to hold off on that. A food safety specialist at North Carolina State University say...

Sarah Bush Lincoln's Mobile Mammography unit is making the rounds this month. Start time is 10am, last scheduled patient is 2:45pm. For more information or to make an appointment for a mammogram, call...

For Immediate Release Eagle Day at Lake Shelbyville Lake Shelbyville - Eagle Day at Lake Shelbyville is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center. The center will...

Illinois Prison Officials Agree To Federal Healthcare Monitor (Springfield, IL) -- The federal government is going to soon be in charge of healthcare in Illinois' prisons. The state's Department of Co...