Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - August 31, 2021 State Senator Rose Statement: Democrats Double Down on their Attempt to Completely Hijack Democracy State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) released the following...

For Immediate Release - August 31, 2021 Sarah Bush Lincoln Earns ANCC Accreditation for Nursing Residency Program Sarah Bush Lincoln earned ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accred...

For Immediate Release - August 31, 2021 Eligible Back-to-School Expenses Could Yield Tax Benefits CHICAGO - With back-to-school time upon us, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDoR) is reminding tax...

Southern Illinois Beer Maker To Open First Brewery Inside Airport Terminal (Murphysboro, IL) -- A Southern Illinois beer maker says its new location will be a first of its kind in the country. Reports...

Anna-Jonesboro's Request To Use COVID-19 Relief Funds For Turf Rejected (Anna, IL) -- A request by Anna-Jonesboro Community High School to use some of its COVID-19 relief funds on astroturf for its fo...

Southern Illinois School Locked Down After Snapchat Threat Discovered (Harrisburg, IL) -- A "random Snapchat" indicating a threat to Harrisburg Unit Three Schools is responsible for causing a district...

For Immediate Release 2021 Fall Grant Cycle Opportunities (Mattoon, Illinois - August 30, 2021) Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce the next Fall Grant Cycle for 2021. Gr...

For Immediate Release - August 31, 2021 Deer donation program to expand food access in twelve central Illinois counties Mattoon, Ill. - One in 10 people in Illinois struggles with hunger every day, in...

The Charleston Fire Department will celebrate Fire Prevention Week with an open house at Fire Station #2 on October 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. They'll have technical rescue, vehicle extrication,...

Tickets are available for a gun raffle to benefit the Jasper County 12 and under girls' softball team. The grand prize is a Smith & Wesson M&P Sport II with crimson trace optic. Tickets are $1...