HLNF Staff Report, Author at Heartland Newsfeed - Page 42 of 51

staffreport

458 Results / Page 42 of 51

AD
Pana William H. Carnahan

East Central Illinois Region

Pana man accused of making fake terrorist threats

SHELBYVILLE — A Pana man is facing charges after reportedly making fake terrorist threats. 40-year-old William H. Carnahan of Pana is facing two counts of falsely making terrorist threats, which is a Class 1 felony for both offenses. The news announcement came from the office of Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke. If found guilty, Carnahan could face sentencing between four and 15 years in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility. Kroncke states that Carnahan made verbal threats to an individual, […]

todayApril 27, 2022

Nokomis Newkomis

East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis Easter egg hunt set for April 16

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis Woman's Club will hold the annual Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 16. It will be held at Fred B. Johnson Memorial Park. Children from toddler age to fourth grade are invited to bring their baskets and line up in their designated areas before start time. The Easter Bunny will be available for photos and to pass out tokens from Dairy Queen after the hunt. Extra eggs for toddlers who are too shy […]

todayApril 6, 2022

Wayne Ruehrup

Illinois

Ruehrup retires as Staunton rural mail carrier

STAUNTON -- Wayne Ruehrup delivered his last round of mail for the Staunton Post Office last Friday, Apr. 1. Ruehrup has been a rural mail carrier for all of his 38 years with the Staunton Post Office. Ruehrup started his job in May 1985, developing a sincere appreciation for both his fellow workers and customers. He's seen people come and go. During that time, he has become acquainted with generations of families on his mail route. "There have also been […]

todayApril 6, 2022

Decision 2022

Only one contested race in Douglas County primary

TUSCOLA -- There will only be one contested race in Douglas County's primary on June 28. Incumbent James Mikeworth will be taking on Ed Carlton in the District 6 primary. Both candidates are Republicans. The primary would have been over last month, but would change due to redistricting and U.S. Census complications. A vote by the Illinois General Assembly would move the primary to June 28. This only applies to the 2022 primary, then it reverts back to March in […]

todayApril 5, 2022

Richland Community College

East Central Illinois Region

Richland introduces construction training program

DECATUR -- As part of its ongoing commitment to develop workforce training options to people in its district, Richland Community College has created the Construction Training Program. William Ditty, the program's coordinator, is excited to offer this new opportunity. Ditty is a recent graduate of Richland Community College’s business program. He completed his internship in the Workforce Development Division during the Fall 2021 semester. Prior to attending Richland, he spent almost 20 years in the Sheet Metal Workers Local 218 where he […]

todayMarch 25, 2022

field outside ball game Nokomis softball

Prep Sports

Piasa blows out Bunker Hill thanks to big first inning

BUNKER HILL (GameChanger Media) -- 13 runs in the first inning helped boost the Piasa Southwestern Birds past Bunker Hill in a win on the road 21-1 on Tuesday.  Abby McDonald, Blythe Roloff, Ashlynn Huber, Maddy Seymour, Sydney Valdes, and Mackenzie Hampsey all contributed in the opening inning with RBIs. Piasa fired up the offense in the first inning. Southwestern Piasa Birds Varsity scored one run when McDonald doubled. Hannah Nixon earned the win for Piasa Southwestern. The fireballer surrendered zero runs on zero hits over two innings, striking out four and walking […]

todayMarch 15, 2022

Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land to host broadcast communications open house

MATTOON -- The Lake Land College broadcast communications department will be hosting an in-person open house soon. It will occur on Friday, March 25 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. The event will follow Laker Visit Day, with a lunch service to follow. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the college’s student-run FM radio station, TV studio, and production control room. They will also view professional audio equipment and state-of-the-art camera and video equipment as well as industry-standard digital […]

todayMarch 15, 2022

field outside ball game Nokomis softball

Prep Sports

Redskins drop game to Staunton after late score

STAUNTON (GameChanger) -- Monday's game against Staunton was a heartbreaker for the Nokomis Lady Redskins, as they lost the lead late in a 6-5 defeat. The game was tied at five with Staunton batting in the bottom of the sixth when Lilly Bandy singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Staunton opened up scoring in the first inning, when Taylor Nolan singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run. The Lady Redskins scored three runs in the fifth inning. Aubrey Jaros and Jayde Gonet each had RBIs in the big […]

todayMarch 15, 2022

Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land announces full-time Honors List

MATTOON -- Lake Land College recently announced that more than 600 full-time students earned academic honors for the fall 2021 semester. Students must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester. This does not include classes taken in the summer interim term. Honors List honors go to students finishing the term with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.64. In determining the GPA, an "A" grade is four points, a “B” is three points, […]

todayMarch 15, 2022

AD

Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri
107 W. State Street PO Box 149
Nokomis, IL 62075
Tel: (866) 420-7790

STAY CONNECTED

CHECK OUT OUR STATIONS

DEADLINES & PUBLICATION INFORMATION

Deadlines
News and sports submissions
: 11 p.m. Central
Advertising, legals, obituaries: 5 p.m. Central

Publication times
Late breaking news as it happens
Normal publication:
11 p.m. Central daily
Other news:
Published as it’s made available

Some rights reserved 2016-2027 Heartland Newsfeed and 2023-2027 Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri
Some images copyright United Press International, Capitol News Illinois, Missourinet, Missouri Independent, Public News Service.
Other images courtesy of Adobe Stock, Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash.
AD
AD
AD