Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - November 5, 2020 Blood donations urged amid COVID-19 pandemic, upcoming holidays ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Nov. 5, 2020) -The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood typ...

For Immediate Release - November 5, 2020 Eastern Illinois Foodbank Responds to Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis The following statement has been released by Jim Hires, President & CEO at Eastern Illino...

Thursday, November 5, 2020, 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: The Graduated...

More than 10,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Illinois Public health officials report 9,935 new cases since yesterday SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 9,935 new confi...

Enduring Freedom Ministries Food Pantry in Shumway will be open on November 11th and 18th from noon to 2:00 p.m. and November 28th from 8:00 to noon. Food is available to all, not just Effingham Count...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will host "Thankful for Turkeys" November 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Open to kindergartners to 5th graders, this program will feature the history of Thanksgiving and t...

For Immediate Release - November 4, 2020 United Way of Effingham County announces Thanks & Giving Community Fundraising Raffle The United Way of Effingham County has launched a Community Fundraisi...

For Immediate Release - November 4, 2020 HSHS St. Anthony's Foundation receives donation from Legacy Harley-Davidson in honor of breast cancer awareness Legacy Harley-Davidson raised the funds by host...

For Immediate Release - November 4, 2020 Visiting Ophthalmologist Joins Horizon Health (Paris, Ill.)-Wagih Satar, MD, long-time ophthalmologist in the Wabash Valley, has joined Horizon Health as a vis...

For Immediate Release - November 4, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 7,538 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported ...