Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - June 7, 2021 Honey, I shrunk the drawing! This week's Kid's Take and Make project is Shrink Plastic! Children ages 3-12 may pick up a piece of shrink plastic at the KidSpace de...

High school baseball (regional championships): Mattoon @ Triad, Charleston hosts Highland, Okaw Valley takes on Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Altamont vs. South Central, St. Anthony plays North Cla...

For Immediate Release - June 7, 2021 Charleston Carnegie Public Library is excited to announce the return of in person programming with Miss Brenda's Preschool Story Time at the Kiwanis Park Amphithea...

For Immediate Release - June 7, 2021 Sarah Bush Lincoln Hosts Nutrition Class for Older Adults Sarah Bush Lincoln is hosting a class on food education for older adults. This nutrition education class ...

For Immediate Release - June 4, 2021 On the Move at Horizon Health (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health recognizes the following employees for their recent achievements: Darcie Mathews, RN, has been promoted to...

For Immediate Release - June 4, 2021 Illinois EPA Refers Phillips 66 Company to Attorney General for Enforcement SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has referred an enforcement ...

For Immediate Release - June 4, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Issues Guidelines for Illinois Reopening on June 11 SPRINGFIELD - Following weeks of steady decreases in new positive COVID-19 cases and with over 67...

SPRINGFIELD - Following weeks of steady decreases in new positive COVID-19 cases and with over 67% of residents age 18 and older receiving their first vaccine dose, Governor JB Pritzker is releasing g...

The human remains found last week near Brownstown have been identified. According to Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris, the remains are those of Joel Anthony Mason, who was born in 1987. The last con...

For Immediate Release - June 3, 2021 Illinois State Police Announce Results of Nighttime Enforcement Patrols EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, annou...