Category Archives: Local News

The Edgar County Shrine Club will host a Side-by-Side Ride on April 10th. It's $20.00 per rider, with registration from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Adam farm on East 400th Road in Paris. The route cover...

CASA of Effingham County is offering volunteer training in April. You must be at least 21, pass a background check, participate in the 30-hour training course, have computer knowledge, and agree to st...

Blood donation is safe and needed HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital hosting Blood Drive on March 22 EFFINGHAM- Blood drives and donor centers are safe environments where staff and donors are screen...

For Immediate Release - March 15, 2021 State of Illinois Launches Rural Vaccination Program SPRINGFIELD - To further expand vaccine accessibility in rural communities, the State of Illinois is launchi...

For Immediate Release - March 15, 2021 Lake Land College broadcast students receive state awards Lake Land College broadcast students Dylan Smith, Charleston, and Chandler Smith, Charleston, earned aw...

For Immediate Release - March 15, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 782 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Record 7-day vaccine administration average at more than 102,000 doses daily SPRINGFIELD - ...

Stew-Stras families with students who'll be entering kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year are invited to the kindergarten walk-through March 31st from 5:30-6:30. Two adults per student are allowe...

For Immediate Release - March 15, 2021 Approximately 400 Illinois National Guard Members Return from U.S. Capital Mission SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Approximately 400 Illinois National Guard members retu...

For Immediate Release- March 15, 2021 Newly Expanded, Family Centered NICU Opens at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital SPRINGFIELD - The new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) opened last week at HS...

For Immediate Release - March 15, 2021 Illinois State Police Investigate a Homicide in Rural Gallatin County Harrisburg, IL - On March 14, 2021, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal In...