Category Archives: Local News

Governor Bruce Rauner issued the following statement on the tornadoes that hit Illinois last night: "Given the reports of tornado touchdowns across north-central Illinois last night, we are fortunate ...

You are going to want to start boiling your water in Strasburg soon. The Village of Strasburg will be under a boil order starting at 9:00 tomorrow morning (6/24), until further notice.

The Walldog Weekend is underway in Marshall. The library will host CRAFTIVITY for kids at 2:00 today. Author Jim Wetzel will have a book signing from 2-4, also at the library. A jam session begins at ...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois was recently named one of iVantage Health Analytics' Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States. "We are proud of the effo...

Thirty-four registered nurse graduates joined the first Nurse Residency Program at Sarah Bush Lincoln Monday. The Nurse Residency Program helps new nurses transition from nursing graduates to competen...

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital honored Auxilians at the Auxiliary Appreciation Event and Annual Meeting held May 11 at the Keller Convention Center. After lunch the Auxilians received a presentation ...

School superintendents from around the state will gather in Vandalia on Wednesday (6/29) for a press conference and rally to talk about education funding. Nearly 40 superintendents are confirmed and m...

Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center (PCH/FMC) is pleased to welcome Ann Bogue, FNP-C, to its team of family nurse practitioners. A resident of Paris, Bogue joined PCH/FMC last March. Her pr...

Marcail Clark of Strasburg and Sterling Howard of Windsor represented Shelby Electric Cooperative in Washington, D.C., during the annual "Youth to Washington" Tour, June 10-17. This event, sponsored b...

Beginning Tuesday, July 12, Bee Well will host free weekly fun runs for kids. The runs will be held each Tuesday from July 12 to August 9. Runs will begin at 6:30 pm at West Lake Park in Paris (south ...