Category Archives: Local News

Two teens from Overland Park, Kansas were injured in a single vehicle crash yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, a mini van driven by 17-year-old Isaiah Euler was eastbound on I-70 near ...

A Sandoval man and his wife avoided serious injury in an accident in Jasper County Saturday morning. Illinois State Police say a van driven by Scott Hamilton, of Robinson attempted to turn in a privat...

Local Governments Not Happy About State Budget (Springfield, IL) -- The new state budget doesn't only take money from taxpayers. Local governments across the state are also losing some of their dollar...

Illinois Schools Still Waiting For Money (Springfield, IL) -- Some schools across Illinois start registering students this week, even though there's still a tiny chance they may not open. Illinois law...

Federal Grants On Their Way To Illinois Social Service Agencies (Washington, DC) -- The latest money heading to Illinois' social service agencies is coming from Washington, D.C. The money is coming fr...

A Jeep and bike run to benefit 3-year-old Lance Bloemer will be held July 22nd. Registration is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Trucker's Pub in Effingham. The last stop will be the Orchard Inn for th...

August 1st will be the drawing date to assign waterfowl hunting privileges at Lake Mattoon. Applicants must reside in Coles, Cumberland or Shelby counties, and be at least 18-years-old. Application de...

The third annual Sooeyfest will be taking place in Downtown Neoga on September 23rd beginning at noon and going until 7pm. There will be a free ham and bean lunch. They will also have kids games, craf...

Farmers in Coles, Cumberland and Jasper Counties can apply for the Emergency Conservation Program to address damage from excessive rainfall and flooding, from July 1st to July 31st. Call or stop by yo...

(Bowling Green, KY) -- Senator Rand Paul doesn't believe there are enough votes to pass the GOP healthcare overhaul bill in the Senate. The Kentucky Republican is one of the opponents of the GOP healt...