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Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land College celebrates Juneteenth

MATTOON -- Lake Land College is coming together with the community to celebrate Juneteenth and recognize the struggles and hardships enslaved peoples fought bravely to overcome as well as the challenges people of color still face today. “We want to take this opportunity to express honor and appreciation for all of the members of our Lake Land College community who have been and continue to be impacted by the events of Juneteenth,” President Josh Bullock said. “It is our pleasure […]

todayJune 16, 2022 19

Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land to host after-hours open house

Open house on June 30 to celebrate new buildings

MATTOON -- Lake Land College will be hosting an after-hours open house Thursday, June 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The celebration is to introduce the new Foundation & Alumni Center and the Workforce Development Center on campus. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with the event’s co-hosts. The event's co-hosts are the Effingham, Mattoon, and Charleston Chambers of Commerce. Other activities will include touring the state-of-the-art reception area at the Foundation & Alumni Center. In addition, they […]

todayJune 16, 2022 5

heat advisory

Capital Area Region

Bi-state region under heat advisory

The bi-state region will be under a heat advisory beginning mid-morning on Monday. Temperatures are to be in the 90s to 100s, with heat indexes in the 110s. The affected regions are in south central, southwest, and west central Illinois. Portions of northeastern Missouri, including the St. Louis metro area, are also impacted. The heat advisory will go into effect beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, June 13. It will remain in effect until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. The […]

todayJune 12, 2022 28

Montgomery County CEO

East Central Illinois Region

CEO in Montgomery County announces new class

NOKOMIS -- The Montgomery County CEO program will have a heavy presence from the Nokomis school district next school year. In a post on the CEO website last week, six of the ten students for the 2022-23 group are from Nokomis High School. They include Natalie Engelman, Carley King, Zaylon Sisk, Matthew Ulrici, Mason Morris, and Elijah Aumann. Also participating are Summer Smith and Morgan Jarrell from Hillsboro High School and Hally Kerske and Matthew Barker from Lincolnwood High School. The […]

todayMay 22, 2022 26

Maggie Kelly Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land trustees welcome new student trustee

MATTOON -- The Lake Land College Board of Trustees welcomed Maggie Kelly of Strasburg as the 2022-23 Student Trustee at the May 9 meeting. “I am honored to have been selected as the 2022-2023 Lake Land Student Trustee,” Kelly said. “I am very excited to start my role and be a link between the student body and the board of trustees.” Kelly is a freshman majoring in pre-veterinary medicine. Having grown up on a purebred Angus cattle farm in rural Windsor […]

todayMay 19, 2022 5

cats

Illinois

61 cats recovered from Taylorville home

TAYLORVILLE -- A request for a well-being check and reports of large numbers of cats in the area led Taylorville Police Department (TPD) to seize 61 cats from a residence. Currently, these animals are being housed at the county’s animal control, but they do need varying degrees of medical care and other needs. TPD is asking the community for monetary donations as well as food and litter for these animals. Donations can be brought to Christian County Animal Control. For more […]

todayMay 7, 2022 37

Quentin McKittrick

East Central Illinois Region

Quentin McKittrick sentenced to six years in prison

Sentencing related to 2021 high speed chase in Pana area

Quentin McKittrick TAYLORVILLE -- An Oconee man is facing six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a recent conviction. Quentin J. McKittrick, 22, received a six-year prison sentence from Judge Brad Paisley on Monday, Apr. 25 for multiple charges. McKittrick is serving four years for the aggravated fleeing of a police officer and unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Those charges are related to a series of incidents in April 2021 including a high-speed chase around Pana. […]

todayMay 1, 2022 30

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 5

Nokomis

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 62

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