Category Archives: Local News

The Stars and Stripes 5k to benefit the Anthony Sheehan Memorial Scholarship will be held July 3rd. The race will start and end at the 19th Street Dairy Queen in Mattoon. All runners will get a t-shir...

For Immediate Release - May 21, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 1,573 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,573 new conf...

High school baseball: Neoga plays Vandalia, Casey-Westfield hosts Red Hill, Effingham vs. North Clay, St. Anthony @ Shelbyville, Brownstown/St. Elmo against Christ our Rock Lutheran, Windsor/Stew-Stra...

Illinois Could Require Feminine Hygiene Products In All School Bathrooms (Springfield, IL) -- The plan to require schools in Illinois to offer feminine hygiene products in all of their bathrooms is a ...

House GOP Leaders Want IDES Offices Immediately Opened (Springfield, IL) -- House GOP leaders want Illinois Department of Employment Security local offices immediately opened. IDES closed doors to loc...

Illinois To Pay Off Two Billion In Emergency Debt Early (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is set to pay off two-billion dollars in emergency borrowing debt early. State leaders announced a plan yesterday ...

For Immediate Release - May 21, 2021 Sen. Bailey shows strong opposition for newly passed sex education bill State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has released the following statement regarding t...

The Charleston Soup Kitchen will re-open June 2nd. Meals will be available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 at New Hope Worship Center on Harrison Avenue. A take-home sack lunch w...

One person was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on Route 51 in Fayette County yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, a pickup driven by Randal Howell, of Ramsey, crossed the center...

For Immediate Release - May 20, 2021 Illinois Leaders Agree to Early Debt Repayment Plan SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker, Senate President Don Harmon, House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch and Comptr...