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Nokomis Historical Society to reorganize
NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis Historical Society will be holding a re-organizational meeting later this month. The historical society will meet on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. inside the city council chambers at the Nokomis City Complex. The meeting is to fill vacant positions on the board and to establish future plans for the organization. As of January 2025, the only officers of the Nokomis Historical Society were President JoAnn […]
Nokomis Chamber dissolves, donates funds
NOKOMIS -- The Greater Nokomis Chamber of Commerce held a quick meeting in its final meeting as an organization on Wednesday, March 12 inside the Nokomis CUSD #22 unit office at Nokomis High School. A quorum of officers of the Chamber's Board of Directors was present, except for Vice President Talon Burton and Director JoAnn Keele, who passed away on February 17. Jake Leonard was also present. A motion was […]
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IDNR seeks campground hosts for 2025
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is seeking campground hosts for the 2025 camping season for state parks, recreation areas, and historic sites across Illinois. Campground hosting is a perfect position for anyone who enjoys camping and helping other people. Hosts are often the first face to greet state park visitors. They check on arrivals and departures, write camping permits, acquaint campers with park facilities and regulations, answer […]
Tenative multiplier set for 11 Illinois counties
SPRINGFIELD — Eleven counties in Illinois have been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factors (PAEF), according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). The PAEFs for these counties are the following: Cass County: 1.0000 Christian County: 1.0000 Douglas County: 1.0202 Fayette County: 1.0000 Franklin County: 1.0000 Greene County: 1.0000 Marion County: 1.0000 Peoria County: 1.0000 Piatt County: 1.0000 Sangamon County: 1.0000 St. Clair County: 1.0000 The […]
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Scooter’s Coffee to open in Tuscola
TUSCOLA -- The smell of coffee beans and the sight of drive-thru lines will soon be a reality for Tuscola residents. Scooter’s Coffee will soon be opening a Tuscola location, according to postings on various job board websites. However, the company did not Heartland Newsfeed's multiple requests for comment. Scooter’s Coffee was founded in 1998 and is based in Bellevue, Neb. As of June 2024, the company operates locations in […]
Dutch Bros. to expand into Illinois
URBANA -- The corner of Green Street and Lincoln Avenue in Urbana may soon see new life in the form of a new coffee shop. Dutch Bros. Coffee has approached the Urbana City Council for a special use permit that would allow for a drive-thru coffee shop at 809 W. Green St. The site has been vacant since 2021. The site used to be home to a Circle K gas […]
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Quincy police blotter: November 2024
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department has reported the following activity for November 2024, and are as follows: November 1-2 Courtney P. Cookson, 34, Quincy for FTA Possession of Meth and FTA (Pike County) Obstruction of Justice at 200 N. 36th St. 140 Jessica R. Blankenship, 35, Hannibal, Mo., for Speeding at Gardner Expressway and Jackson St. on 10/31/2024. 113 Carrie L. Saxberry, 53, 828 N. 4th for FTA Driving While License Suspended. […]
Mt. Sterling ice rink opens for second season
MT. STERLING -- West Central Illinois residents have another opportunity this winter to go ice skating with the return of the ice skating rink in Mt. Sterling. A report from WLDS notes that the rink has added new features this year, including games, photo backdrops, and refreshments. The rink is open for general admission from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on […]
ST. LOUIS METRO EAST
IDNR seeks campground hosts for 2025
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is seeking campground hosts for the 2025 camping season for state parks, recreation areas, and historic sites across Illinois. Campground hosting is a perfect position for anyone who enjoys camping and helping other people. Hosts are often the first face to greet state park visitors. They check on arrivals and departures, write camping permits, acquaint campers with park facilities and regulations, answer […]
Jerseyville nursing facility cited for code violations
JERSEYVILLE -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) revealed its nursing home violations report for the second quarter of 2024 on Wednesday, and a Jerseyville nursing facility is among the 268 violation reports completed. Jerseyville Nursing & Rehab Center, located at 1001 S. State Street, was one of five facilities in the entire state cited with a type AA violation of the Nursing Home Care Act during this period, […]
OBITUARIES
Douglas Egbert, 67, Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE -- Douglas Dwight Egbert, 67, of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at his home. He was born November 13, 1956, in Garden City, Kan., the son of Gilbert and Phyllis Snyder Egbert. He was raised in Dighton, Kan. He met Mary Tobin on September 28, 1989, and they were married at their home on November 19, 2005. Mary was the love of his life, friend, fellow sports […]
OBITUARIES
Melvin King, 77, Carlinville
CARLINVILLE -- Melvin Dale King, 77, of Carlinville died Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Lakeside Rehab, Carlinville. He was born September 20, 1946 in Carlinville, the son of the late Melvin Dale and Vivian Pearl Qualls King. He married Doris Lee Smith and later married Judy Lee Armstrong, who both preceded him in death. Surviving is brother Jeffery Kent King of Hettick, nephews Kevin Witt of Pleasant Plains, Bob (Janet) […]
OBITUARIES
Jack Daugherty, 82, Farmersville
FARMERSVILLE -- Jack R. Daugherty, 82, of Farmersville passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 10, 2024, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield. Jack was born on February 5, 1942, to Clarence and Alice (Nagel) Daugherty in Honey Bend. Jack graduated from Lanphier High School with the class of 1960. In 1961, Jack married Kay (Combs) Long, and they later divorced, and then in 1980, he married Peggy (Lafferty) Giles, and they later […]
ILLINOIS NEWS BUREAUS
NEW LAW IN 2025: Illinois media companies must report 120 days before out-of-state sale
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Among the nearly 300 new laws set to take effect Jan. 1 in Illinois is one impacting potential sales of local media outlets to out-of-state buyers. Senate Bill 3592 passed the Senate in April. Sponsor of the bill state Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) said it requires local media outlets looking to sell to an out-of-state buyer to provide a 120-day notice to the state and their staff. […]
Highland Park shooter pleads guilty
WAUKEGAN (Capitol News Illinois) — Robert Crimo III, the man accused of carrying out a mass shooting in Highland Park in 2022 that left seven people dead and prompted the passage of a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines in Illinois, pleaded guilty Monday to all charges stemming from that shooting. Crimo’s trial on 69 counts of murder and attempted murder, was set to begin Monday in a Lake […]
Illinois rural news options remain limited
(Illinois News Connection/Public News Service) -- The days of thumbing through a community newspaper are retreating into history. A Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism 2024 report showed fewer than 5,600 newspapers are still in business and 80% are weekly publications. The data also found the Illinois counties of Hamilton, Wayne, Franklin, Jefferson, Perry, and Saline have only one newspaper each. Four others have none. Fewer publications mean more news deserts, which […]
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Bi-state region again under heat advisory
Expect the remainder of your Independence Day holiday and most of this week to be hot and unbearable in the bi-state region. The National Weather Service in St. Louis has activated a Heat Advisory Sunday afternoon. It will officially be in effect as of noon Monday, July 4. High temperatures and high humidity create hazardous conditions with heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees on Monday. In addition, the heat […]
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
Ralls County police blotter: March 31-April 6
NEW LONDON -- The Ralls County Sheriff’s Department released the following weekly police activity report for the period starting March 31 and ending on April 6: For more Ralls County news, follow Heartland Newsfeed @HLNF_Bulletin on Twitter. Additionally, you can follow Heartland Newsfeed on Facebook and Reddit among other platforms. You can now follow our news updates on Telegram and MeWe. Support independent journalism. Become a patron on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. There are other donor […]
ST. LOUIS METRO
St. Louis area man arrested at Lambert Airport
ST. LOUIS -- An elderly St. Louis area man was arrested over the weekend at Lambert International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested a 62-year-old man at Lambert Sunday on an outstanding felony warrant out of St. Louis County. The unnamed individual was departing from St. Louis and heading to Germany with his wife. Officers from CBP were able to identify the individual through the passenger manifest, a […]
NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Hannibal police blotter: April 2024
HANNIBAL -- The Hannibal Police Department has released its police blotter activity for the period starting April 1 and ending April 30, 2024: HPD_April0115 HPD_April1630 For more Marion County (MO) news, follow Heartland Newsfeed @HLNF_Bulletin on Twitter. Additionally, you can follow Heartland Newsfeed on Facebook and Reddit among other platforms. You can now follow our news updates on Telegram and MeWe. Support independent journalism. Become a patron on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. There are other donor […]
MISSOURI NEWS BUREAUS
Missouri Dems critical of proposed tax cut
JEFFERSON CITY (The Center Square) – As Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson began traveling throughout the state on Tuesday to promote a $700 million income tax reduction during a special session in September, Democrats criticized the plan. “The Governor’s Special Session is an election season ploy to change the subject after suddenly discovering that eliminating Missourians’ reproductive rights isn’t the winning issue Republicans thought it would be,” House Minority Leader […]
Hoskins emerges victorious in crowded GOP race for Missouri Secretary of State
(MissouriNet) -- Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) has won the GOP primary for Secretary of State. He beat a crowded field of seven other Republican candidates to emerge victorious. Hoskins told MissouriNet that he could not have done this without his supporters. “It’s very humbling driving across the state and meeting new people that said they’ve been going door-to-door for me or they’re working the polls for me, or they walked […]
Journalists, advocates challenge new redaction rules in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY (Missouri News Service/Public News Service) -- The Missouri Broadcasters Association is among the parties filing a lawsuit, claiming a state law that requires extensive redactions in court documents is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson City, challenges a law passed last year that mandates attorneys and judicial officers redact the names of all witnesses and victims in lawsuits and criminal proceedings. Dave Roland, president and CEO of the Freedom Center of […]
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BUSINESS/FINANCE
How employee misconduct impacts business ops, trust
So, it’s the situation no one expects during the usual Monday morning meeting. One minute the team is chatting about weekend plans or quarterly goals, and the next, someone drops the bombshell: "Did you hear? Someone from the office got arrested." Suddenly, you're juggling a legal mess you never saw coming. The next call might be from HR, or worse, a client who somehow got wind of it before the […]
First impressions are important in business
When you run a business, there are a lot of things that you will always need to make sure of. One of the main ones is that you have a good first impression and that people are going to have a good sense of what you are about this way. This is the kind of thing that is always going to be vital for you to bear in mind, so […]
Ensuring a successful product launch
The modern marketplace can often feel like a strange new landscape that nobody quite mapped out properly. That’s because customer habits have shifted, online engagement has gone from a nice novelty to something that’s integral to our daily lives, and businesses find themselves trying to appeal to a market that isn’t necessarily easy to define anymore. Launching a product now requires understanding all this, but that is a hard task. […]
MARKETS
NATIONAL
Mexico, Canada retaliate to U.S. 25% tariffs
OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Mexico and Canada on Tuesday responded to tariffs imposed by the United States with retaliatory levies. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the tariffs inflicted on imports from her country by the United States are not justified, and that retaliatory tariffs will be declared this weekend. "We have decided to respond with tariff and non-tariff measures that I will announce on Sunday," Sheinbaum said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
WORLD
Mexico, Canada retaliate to U.S. 25% tariffs
OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Mexico and Canada on Tuesday responded to tariffs imposed by the United States with retaliatory levies. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the tariffs inflicted on imports from her country by the United States are not justified, and that retaliatory tariffs will be declared this weekend. "We have decided to respond with tariff and non-tariff measures that I will announce on Sunday," Sheinbaum said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
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