Category Archives: Local News

Charleston High School presents "Shrek the Musical" at Swickard Auditorium May 5, 6 and 7 at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for Senior Citizens and Students. Tickets will be available at the door...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) announced today that Megan Hodge, a student of John Gabb who attends St. Anthony High School in Effingham, was selected as this year's Congressional Art Compe...

A coalition of Illinois social service agencies is suing Governor Rauner. The lawsuit claims the group is owed more than 100-million-dollars from work performed during the state budget crisis. The gov...

Numbers from the Illinois State Board of Education show downstate school districts and students would end up on the losing end of an education funding reform plan, to the tune of $120 million. Meanwhi...

A Marshall man was killed in a two-vehicle accident yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, a pickup driven by Stanley Wallace swerved for an unknown reason into the southbound path of a tr...

University of Illinois fans will be flooding Busch Stadium later this month. The St. Louis Cardinals are holding their annual "Illini Night at Busch Stadium" when they host the Diamondbacks May 20th. ...

Megan Hodge, who attends St. Anthony High School in Effingham, is the winner of Congressman John Shimkus' Congressional Art Competition. Megan's winning piece will be displayed for the next year in th...

A fatality occured yesterday (5/4) when a pickup truck collided head-on with a semitrailer on Illinois Route 1 south of Paris. The collision occurred at 8:51 a.m. when the driver of a northbound picku...

The Mattoon Area Family YMCA's 27th annual May Merriment benefit auction and dinner will be held on May 14th. The event will take place at Eastern Illinois University's Grand Ballroom. Tickets can be ...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, announced that District 12 Troopers will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Clark, Clay, Cumberland and Ri...