Category Archives: Local News

The Effingham Public Library will hold the "1,000 Books Kickoff" this Thursday, August 25, 2022, starting at 10:30am. The goal is to have kids read 1,000 books before they start kindergarten. The kick...

For Immediate Release FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Perdue Frozen Ready-To-Eat Chicken Tender Products Due to Foreign Material Contamination PERDUE FOODS LLC FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, August...

For Immediate Release - August 22, 2022 Illinois EPA Announces Temporary Suspension of Household Hazardous Waste Collections Statewide Due to Fire at Ohio Disposal Facility SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois ...

For Immediate Release - August 22, 2022 United Way Kick-Off Luncheon Approaching Don't forget to RSVP for the upcoming United Way of Effingham County kick-off luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Tu...

For Immediate Release - August 22, 2022 Application period open for Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants for park projects SPRINGFIELD - A long-standing grant program that helps communit...

For Immediate Release - August 22, 2022 Pilson Auto Partners with LIFT to Purchase a Switch Electric Vehicle Kit Pilson Automotive Center recently partnered with LIFT Central Illinois as a founding pa...

For Immediate Release ISP Squad Car Struck by DUI Driver in Scott's Law Related Crash ASHKUM - On August 20, 2022, at approximately 2:34 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-...

Girl Scouts Hosting Registration Event in Mattoon Glen Carbon, Illinois - Forever friendship is a powerful thing. It's what gives Girl Scouts the confidence to be themselves, unapologetically. It's wh...

For Immediate Release - August 19, 2022 White Reminds Motorists to Help Keep Illinois Roads Safe and Clean this Summer and Fall "Littering on the roadways can pose serious hazards to motorists," said ...

For Immediate Release - August 19, 2022 Gov. Pritzker Announces Sixteen Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Authorities GUARDIANSHIP AND ADVOCACY COMISSION Thomas Bennett will continue to serve o...