Category Archives: Local News

Wabash Valley colleges partner for Virtual College Information Week TERRE HAUTE - Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, and Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College have partnered to host Virtu...

For Immediate Release Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the USDA Forest Service Sign an Agreement for Shared Stewardship January 5, 2021 - Today, the Illinois Department of Natural Resource...

UPDATED: Senate Rejects AZ Electoral Challenge (Washington, DC) -- The Senate has rejected an objection to the electoral vote count in Arizona. The vote came hours after the objection was raised becau...

One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash yesterday, January 5, 2021, in Effingham County. According to the Illinois State Police, a car driven by 18-year-0ld Damon McLendon, of O'Fallon, Illinois...

For Immediate Release - January 5, 2021 WASHINGTON D.C. - Last month, the electoral college voted on a winner of the 2020 presidential election. Tomorrow, Congress will meet to count and confirm each ...

For Immediate Release - January 5, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 6,839 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 6,839 new c...

Lincoln and Harper Were Top Baby Names at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in 2020 EFFINGHAM- A name says something about a person - noble, kind, charitable or simply derived from another name. Be...

Summer Employment Available at Lake Shelbyville Lake Shelbyville - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is looking for qualified candidates to fill student vacancies for the 2021 summe...

The Effingham Public Library is partnering with Project CHILD for a free presentation entitled "How to Open and Maintain a Licensed Home Daycare." This Zoom session will be held on Tuesday (1/12) at 6...

For Immediate Release - January 4, 2021 Laney Robinson Returns Home as a Family Medicine Doctor (Paris, Ill.)-When Laney Robinson left Paris to attend medical school, her plan was to return home as a ...