Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - April 15, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 3,581 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,581 new co...

For Immediate Release - April 15, 2021 Rose Advances Legislation to Create Mahomet Aquifer Council Springfield- The future of one of the state's most important sources of water could soon have a new o...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Encourages Families to Discuss Health Care Decisions Sooner, Rather than Later EFFINGHAM- Each year in mid-April families are encouraged to have the often-difficul...

For Immediate Release - April 15, 2021 The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross Offers Free Home Fire Safety Resources Virtual escape plans and more part of a nationwide push to keep families safe...

For Immediate Release - April 15, 2021 Sen. Bailey to Serve on Several Statewide Commissions SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) will be lending his knowledge, leadership, and work...

For Immediate Release - April 15, 2021 SBL Welcomes Family Practitioner John Opilka, DO Family Practitioner John Opilka, DO, knows his patients as more than just patients. They are like extended famil...

Thursday, April 15, 2021, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: Workforce: One ...

According to Illinois State Police, there was a fatal crash involving two vehicles on Interstate 57 southbound near milepost 221 that happened in the early hours of Wednesday. Preliminary details stat...

For Immediate Release - April 14, 2021 HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital's Wound Healing Center Recognized for Clinical Excellence in Patient Satisfaction and Wound Healing Rates EFFINGHAM- HSHS St...

For Immediate Release - April 14, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 3,536 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,536 new co...