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Pana Pioneer Heritage Guild

East Central Illinois Region

Pana Pioneer Heritage Guild met January 11

PANA -- The Pana Pioneer Heritage Guild met on January 11 at the Pana Industrial Park office of Keith Cearlock. Co-Chairman Gerald Rector conducted the meeting with a guest, Bert Crowe, becoming a new member. Malinda McClure made a reminder to the membership that the guild must have one-year and five-year plans in order to complete an unspecified grant application. Rector stated that the planned project for building a brick kiln for outdoor cooking at the village inside the Pana […]

todayJanuary 17, 2022 14

Christian County 4-H Taylorville

East Central Illinois Region

CC4-H makes blanket donations in Taylorville

Donation of blankets to Taylorville Memorial Foundation to be distributed

TAYLORVILLE — The 4-H Youth Leadership Team hosted a community service workshop last month at the Christian County Extension Office. The 4-H Youth Leadership Team and 4-H members in the county would donate fleece material to make blankets. Youth participants would help make tie blankets. The group did recently donate them to Taylorville Memorial Foundation for distribution to patients throughout the hospital. “Our youth participants really enjoyed making tie blankets. We hope they provide comfort to patients at Taylorville Memorial […]

todayJanuary 12, 2022 12

Assumption Community Pride Association

East Central Illinois Region

Assumption CPA to hold annual meeting January 18

ASSUMPTION -- The Assumption Community Pride Association (ACPA) will be holding its annual business meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. In addition to in-person attendance at the 1905 Brewery, there will also be a Zoom link available for virtual attendance. There will be a discussion of the events and initiatives from last year. Additionally, there will be a discussion on planning for 2022. Elections for new officers and directors will also occur. The agenda includes votes on potential […]

todayJanuary 10, 2022 10

Poggenpohl

Decision 2022

Poggenpohl seeks to serve remainder of term

Special election for Christian County State's Attorney set for 2022

TAYLORVILLE -- The resignation of Christian County State's Attorney Mike Havera leaves the position wide open for the special election in 2022. Wes Poggenpohl was brought into the office by Havera to get used to day-to-day operations and to make a smooth transition. Wes was appointed December 21 by the Christian County Board to fill the Havera vacancy. He was sworn in on December 31 by Judge Brad Paisley, according to the Breeze-Courier in Taylorville. In a press release Thursday […]

todayJanuary 6, 2022 48

John Brilley

East Central Illinois Region

Brilley facing variety of charges in Dec. 30 incident

SHELBYVILLE -- Shelby County State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke announced that on January 3, four felony charges were filed against John P. Brilley, 40, of Pana. The charges allege that on December 30, Brilley committed the offenses of aggravated DUI (2 counts, Class 2 and Class 4 Felonies), driving while license revoked (Class 4 Felony), and aggravated fleeing/eluding a peace officer (Class 4 Felony). The charges further allege that while under the influence of alcohol and with driving privileges revoked, Brilley fled […]

todayJanuary 6, 2022 17

Big R

Business & Lifestyle

Final three Big R stores under new ownership

Local stores were last independent stores in Illinois

TAYLORVILLE -- The last of the independently owned Big R Stores in the state of Illinois is under new ownership. They have been acquired by Quincy-based Farm and Home Supply. It was revealed over the weekend that the stores in Taylorville and Lincoln closed on Friday and reopened Monday under its new name. The Farm and Home store in Springfield will relocate from its North Dirksen location to the current Big R store down the street. Farm and Home Supply […]

todayDecember 20, 2021 106

Hillsboro Montgomery County Jail

East Central Illinois Region

County jail inspection report now available

HILLSBORO -- Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser reports that the County Clerk’s office recently received a copy of the 2021 Illinois Department of Corrections Jail Inspection Report. This report has an annual issuing to Montgomery County Sheriff Rick Robbins for the Montgomery County Jail. As required by state law, this report is now available for public review in the County Clerk’s office. In the report, Illinois Criminal Justice Specialists did note improvements that have been made to the County Jail […]

todayDecember 10, 2021 14

East Central Illinois Region

Martin wanted on two active in-state warrants

Warrants activated in failure to appear in court in Montgomery and Morgan counties

HILLSBORO/JACKSONVILLE -- A Hillsboro woman with a last known address in Waverly wanted in several Central Illinois counties on various charges is back on the run. According to WLDS News, 25-year-old Abigail L. Martin failed to appear in Morgan County Court Wednesday. Martin was to appear in a pre-trial hearing on a forgery charge. The charge stems from an April 2019 incident, where Martin allegedly entered a Jacksonville car dealership with intent to purchase a vehicle using a presumed stolen […]

todayDecember 10, 2021 37

East Central Illinois Region

Death reported in Christian County crash

31-year-old Nokomis man reported dead on scene

NEAR TAYLORVILLE -- The Christian County Sheriff's Department (CCSD) is investigating a traffic crash near Taylorville resulting in the dead of a 31-year-old Nokomis man. On Wednesday, Dec. 8 at approximately 8:11 p.m., Christian-Shelby 911 received a call for an automotive accident on the Nokomis-Taylorville Blacktop (County Highway 1) just north of County Highway 8. The call was in relation to a car and semi-tractor collision. CCSD responded to the scene with Dunn's Ambulance Service and both Taylorville Police and […]

todayDecember 9, 2021 11

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