Category Archives: Local News

Do you need a big open space to use your wheels? Come join the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Wednesday, September 20 from 10:30 - 11:30 in the south end of the Charleston Carnegie Public Libra...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) held in Cumberland and Effingham counties d...

Springfield, IL - Helping ensure high quality, clean drinking water for people in Central Illinois for generations is the requirement of the Mahomet Aquifer Task Force, of which State Senator Chapin R...

The 2017 Illinois Youth Firearm Deer Hunt is October 7th through 9th. Permits are available over-the-counter at license vendors throughout the state. Hunters that are 16 years of age or older must als...

SPRINGFIELD - Voters have once again delivered for Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was selected as one of the top attractions in Illinois by voters in the USA Toda...

The Pana Lions Club is paying tribute to members John and Herb Castle, and their wives Mary and Nell who died in an accident this summer, with the Castle Memorial Sidewalk at Tanner Park. Donations ar...

SPRINGFIELD (Sept. 7, 2017) - After conducting a thorough review of the out-of-balance fiscal year 2018 budget passed by the General Assembly in July, Governor Bruce Rauner today announced he intends ...

A fundraiser for the Five Mile House will be held this Saturday (9/9) at the Charleston VFW. Pulled pork or chicken breast meals will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bingo will start at 1:00. T...

The Arcola Alumni Association will honor the 2017 class of Arcola Distinguished Alumni during their annual banquet at Kaskaskia Country Club on October 21st. Social hour will begin at 5:00, followed b...

(Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University administrators are excited to announce increases in traditional transfer, first-time domestic graduate, and international undergraduate student enrollmen...