Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - June 2, 2021 Horizon Health Awards Dr. Phipps Scholarship (Paris, IL)-Hannah Bowers, patient services representative at Horizon Health, is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Leland ...

For Immediate Release - June 2, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 478 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 478 new confirme...

For Immediate Release - June 2, 2021 Fatherhood symposium set for June 12 The Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood, a state board established in 2004 to promote parental involvement - particular...

According to officials at Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative, two members received phone calls this week with the caller informing them they did not pay their bill. Each says they were threatened wit...

For Immediate Release - June 2, 2021 Lake Land College Student Newspaper Staff Earns Awards Several staff members of the Navigator News, the student-led Lake Land College newspaper, earned awards from...

More jobs are coming to Effingham. Flex-N-Gate has announced they'll establish a new location in the city, which will initially create up to fifty jobs in the first year, with a goal of 300 in the fut...

Pathway Chapel in Gays will host free family movie nights June 11th, July 9th and August 6th. The featured movie on opening night will be "Mary Poppins." "The Croods: A New Age" will be shown next mon...

Illinois Association Of FFA Holds First Ceremony Of State Convention (Normal, IL) -- The state convention of the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America is underway. The organization held it...

For Immediate Release - June 2, 2021 The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a break-in that occurred at the Kemp Illini FS Facility along Route 130. Two work trucks were taken ...

Douglas County Sheriff's Office Searching For Suspect Vehicle In Hit-And-Run (Douglas County, IL) -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash. The...