Category Archives: Local News

The newly formed Cumberland County American Legion Baseball Program will be having tryouts this Sunday, April 8th. Junior tryouts (13-17 year-0lds) will be at 2:00 p.m.; and senior (18 and 19 year-old...

Thursday, April 5th and after a bit of a rough start to the season due to weather, it was a great night for area spring sports tonight! From baseball, softball and soccer, check out some area finals b...

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Target is settling claims that it discriminated against black and Hispanic job candidates. The company agreed to pay over three-million-dollars and to upgrade its hiring process f...

SPRINGFIELD (Apr. 5, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced $107,000 in Biodiversity Field Trip Grants that make it possible for 9,800 studen...

UPDATED: 5.3 Quake Strikes Near Channel Islands Beach (Ventura, CA) -- Authorities are responding after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Ventura County in Southern California. The quake was reported as ...

Shimkus Sending Staff to Mattoon and Moweaqua Effingham, Illinois - An aide to Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) will be available in Mattoon and Moweaqua next week to assist area constituents...

SPRINGFIELD (Apr. 5, 2018) - The Illinois State Police (ISP) is teaming up with the Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation to help decrease prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse. Governor Bruce ...

Master Gardener Beth Williamson will present "Healthy Plants Need Healthy Soil," tonight at 6:30 at the Storm Memorial Library in Windsor. Beth will give a brief overview on how to find your soil type...

White Pelicans Shot at Newton Lake in Jasper County NEWTON, IL - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Conservation Police are asking for the public's help in an investigation into the d...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Library Legos will be on Wednesday, April 18, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8 and who no longer put ...