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DECATUR — Home gardening and food preservation have become more popular in recent years. People are taking advantage of preserving food at home to enjoy the fruits of their labor...

LITCHFIELD -- The LLCC Litchfield Student Club sponsored a Thanksgiving food drive from Nov. 6-17 in which students and faculty collected more than 200 non-perishable food items. These items were...

The following is the Meals on Wheels calendar for December. Call the day before to reserve a meal: Litchfield (217) 324-3032, Hillsboro (217) 532-3662, and Morrisonville (217) 526-3621. Meals on...

WITT -- Members of the Sew and Show Stitchers Quilt Guild had another very special Quilt of Valor presentation to United States Army veteran Greta Akers of Witt.Surrounded by her...

SPRINGFIELD -- The trial of former state senator and one-time gubernatorial candidate William "Sam" McCann will not occur until next year. According to our media partners at WLDS, McCann appeared...

GRANDVIEW / SHERMAN -- The Illinois State Police reported two closures Monday morning along Interstate 55 in news releases to the media. At 1 a.m., ISP Troop 6 responded to...

TAYLORVILLE -- The following has been reported by the Taylorville Police Department and the Christian County Sheriff’s Department for the period of November 15-20, 2023 and are as follows: Taylorville Police: Arrests Nov. 19:...

TAYLORVILLE -- Published court appearances reflect the daily 10:00 a.m. criminal call and do not necessarily account for all felony proceedings heard that day. Christian County Resident Judge Brad Paisley...

NOKOMIS -- The home office for Heartland Newsfeed, located at 800 Capps Ave. in Nokomis will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 23. It will remain closed...

TAYLORVILLE -- The following has been reported by the Taylorville Police Department and the Christian County Sheriff's Department for the period of November 13-17, 2023 and are as follows: Taylorville Police...