Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - May 12, 2021 Illinois Department of Public Health Announces $235 Million Investment to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Middle and High Schools SPRINGFIELD - In an effort to ensure i...

For Immediate Release - May 12, 2021 Illinois Department of Revenue to Issue Tax Refunds for Eligible Residents Who Received Unemployment Benefits Springfield - Governor Pritzker announced today that ...

For Immediate Release - May 12, 2021 Seeing blue: New EV charging station signs to appear soon along Illinois interstates SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that n...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month Tips for Helping a Loved One Dealing with Mental Health Issues (EFFINGHAM, IL) - May is National Mental Health Awareness month. Now is a good time to remember that...

The Effingham County Highway Department will be doing bridge work along St. Francis Township Road/1800th Street tomorrow, May 13, 2021. The work will take place about a half-mile north of Route 40. Th...

Purdue University Encourages Vaccinations Ahead Of Fall (West Lafayette, IN) -- Purdue University is strongly encouraging students to get vaccinated before the fall semester. President Mitch Daniels s...

Senate Considering Proposal Addressing Special Education Age-Out Date (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Senate is considering a proposal that would address the special education program age-out date. ...

Hazmat Called To Site Of Pesotum Train Derailment (Pesotum, IL) -- Hazmat crews are responding to the site of a partial train derailment in Pesotum. The train left the tracks last night at the 300 Nor...

Mattoon Bagelfest is back for 2021 at Peterson Park in Mattoon! This year the theme is "Mattoon Bagelfest or Bust" This year Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs to Mattoon Bagelfest on Frid...

Here is tonight's First Neighbor Bank Scoreboard: High School Baseball: FINAL: Altamont 7, Brownstown 1 FINAL: Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 10, Arcola 0 FINAL: Casey-Westfield 17, Cowden-Herrick/Be...