Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - January 20, 2021 Free COVID-19 Testing Available at State Mobile Testing Sites in Central Illinois SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mob...

For Immediate Release - January 20, 2021 Washington Savings Bank Announces Service Anniversary Awards Washington Savings Bank recently recognized seven employees for their years of service to the bank...

For Immediate Release - January 20, 2021 Illinois Conservation Police Seek Public Input Through Online Survey SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is seeking public ...

For Immediate Release - January 19, 2021 Wabash Valley Surgeon Joins Horizon Health (Paris, Ill.)-A well-known orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician in the Wabash Valley has joined Horizon ...

Effingham Catholic Charities is offering free tax preparation on Tuesdays and Thursdays from January 29th through April 1st. It's available to individuals or families in their service area - Clark, Cr...

The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce and Effingham County Farm Bureau will co-host a candidate academy on January 28, 2021, at the Effingham Performance Center. The academy is for current candidat...

UPDATED: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 7:30AM Illinois State Police are on the scene of a two vehicle crash, involving two truck tractor semi-trailers, on I-57 N/B at .5 miles north of milepost 234.0...

For Immediate Release - January 19, 2020 Charleston Carnegie Public Library Announces Opening On Monday, January 18, 2021, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced our region, Region 6, woul...

For Immediate Release - January 19, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 4,318 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,318 new ...

Two women were injured in a crash on I-57 in Douglas County this morning, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 36-year-old Lisa Hanken, of Humboldt, r...