Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - October 1, 2025 October Newsbits from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is sharing the following up...

For Immediate Release - October 1, 2025 Governor Pritzker Encourages Eligible Families to Apply for LIHEAP Utility Bill Assistance Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) available for inco...

For Immediate Release - October 1, 2025 ISP Announces Results of Nighttime Enforcement Patrols EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Brian Wilson, announces the results...

Charleston Chill Softball Raffle You can win a freezer and the meat to go in it! Get tickets for the Charleston Chill Softball raffle and that grand prize could be yours. A chest freezer and a whole h...

For Release One Stop Community Christmas Planning Meeting, October 9, 2025 One Stop Community Christmas 2025 Planning Meeting, Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 12pm, at The Salvation Army in Mattoon (13t...

HOPE of East Central Illinois to Host Candlelight Vigil HOPE of East Central Illinois will host a candlelight vigil at Sister City Park in Charleston Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. They...

For Immediate Release - October 1, 2025 Illinois State Police Announces Results of Roadside Safety Check EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Brian Wilson, announces t...

For Immediate Release - October 1, 2025 SBL Receives Donation from Smith Family Sarah Bush Lincoln Walk-in Practitioner Kristina Smith, APRN, and her sons recently raised $150 for the SBL Regional Can...

For Immediate Release - October 1, 2025 Niemerg's Steakhouse Partners with United Way of Effingham County in October Fundraiser Effingham, Illinois - Niemerg's Steakhouse is proud to announce a month-...

For Immediate Release Foster Poultry Farms, LLC Recalls Chicken Corn Dog Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination Foster Poultry Farms, LLC FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2025 -...