Eastern Illinois University women’s volleyball schedule released
Eastern Illinois University's women's volleyball team will play 11 home matches and three tournaments in September as part of their upcoming fall 2025 season.
Eastern Illinois University's women's volleyball team will play 11 home matches and three tournaments in September as part of their upcoming fall 2025 season.
SHELBYVILLE -- A Shelby County co-op team took home championship gold last weekend at the 2025 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Bass Fishing State Final at Lake Shelbyville. The sports co-op of Windsor High School and Stewardson-Strasburg High School won the state title with Myles Verdeyen, Hayden Porter, and Heath Westendorf fishing last Friday and Saturday. The team caught five fish weighing ten pounds, six ounces on Friday and five fish on Saturday weighing 14 pounds, eight ounces to edge […]
The Bloomington Bison have announced their Protected List for the 2025-26 season, which includes 27 players who will continue to have rights to play for the team.
SPRINGFIELD -- An agency of the State of Illinois was the target of a phishing campaign earlier this year, according to a media release made available Friday. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) alerted the media of the incident, pursuant to required mandates set in the Illinois Personal Information Act (815 ILCS 530/12). HFS was made aware that a bad actor was conducting a phishing campaign to target HFS employees, attempting to gain access to their usernames […]
NOKOMIS -- The Summer Reading Program is well underway at Nokomis Public Library, which recently kicked off its summer 2025 program. The 2025 theme for the program is called "Level Up at the Library". "Our Summer Reading Program is geared toward kids ages two through high school seniors," said Library Director Lisa Casterline. "We like to offer events that the entire family can enjoy." From science and learning-themes events to events featuring live animals, the program always strives to keep […]
PORTLAND, Ore. -- St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-1 in a tightly contested match against the Portland Timbers Sunday night at Providence Park. CITY SC dominated the first half, outshooting the Timbers nine shots to five and posting an xG of 1.37. The hard work paid off for St. Louis in the second half, as Akil Watts broke the deadlock in the 50th minute with his first career MLS goal. Portland equalized five minutes later and tallied the game winner […]
NOKOMIS -- Preparations are well underway for some events held during the annual Nokomis Homecoming. The Homecoming pageant to crown its 2025 royalty kicks off the opening festivities on July 11. The annual pageant will crown its Little Miss, Little Mister, Junior Miss, and Miss Nokomis. The age brackets for each category are: Little Miss/Little Mister ages 5-8, Junior Miss ages 9-12, Miss ages 15-21. Entrants should submit a photo suitable for publication in the newspaper. Those photos can be […]
NOKOMIS -- Following a public meeting on the city's budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year and a brief recess, the Nokomis City Council convened its regular meeting at 7:07 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. Mayor Dylan Goldsmith, Deputy City Clerk Karri Smith, and Commissioners Michael Glenn, Charlie O'Malley, and Scott Arkebauer recorded as present. Commissioner Tisha Morris was absent. No members of the public or visitors were on the docket to speak. Minutes for the special meeting, regular meeting, and […]
NOKOMIS -- The Newkomis Housing and Real Estate Committee will host an informational meeting for residents of Nokomis and Coalton at The Vault on Tuesday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m. This meeting will discuss a fantastic opportunity for low- to moderate-income families seeking to improve their homes. The Coles County Regional Planning Commission and First Mid Bank & Trust have been awarded a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. This program requires a 25 percent match from […]