Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - May 13, 2021 Parkinson's Support Group Meets June 2 (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health's Parkinson's Support Group will start meeting again on Wednesday, June 2, from 2 to 3 pm, at Sen...

The mobile food pantry will return to Windsor June 16th. Anyone without a steady food supply qualifies, and you don't have to be a Windsor resident. However, you must sign up prior to June 8th. To do ...

The bargains are in Bethany. The village wide rummage sales are underway today (5/13), and will continue through Saturday. Maps of sales are available at the library and village hall.

An Effingham man is facing multiple charges after causing multiple crashes including one that involved the Effingham Police Chief's squad car. After receiving numerous complaints about a man driving e...

For Immediate Release- May 13, 2021 U.S. 36 and U.S. 51 work near Decatur begins May 17 DECATUR - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that construction on U.S. 36 from I-72 to just wes...

For Immediate Release- May 12, 2021 Vaccination Sites Across Illinois Ready to Administer Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine to Youths Ages 12 through 15 SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (I...

For Immediate Release - May 12, 2021 Task Force Looking for Public Input in Ongoing State Water Plan Update SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced a se...

For Immediate Release - May 12, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Announces, "Time For Me to Drive" Campaign to Jumpstart Tourism in Illinois This Summer SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker today joined the Illinois ...

Registration opens this Saturday, May 15, 2021, for the free summer reading challenge at the Effingham Public Library. It's open to all area children and adults. A library card is not required. The ch...

If you're planning a fishing trip to Carlyle Lake, keep in mind that due to the IHSA Bass Fishing Finals, the Dam West Boat Ramp will be closed from Tuesday, May 18 at 10:00 p.m. through Saturday, May...