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Nokomis Angel Tree

East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis Angel Tree program returns

NOKOMIS -- The Santa Dennis Spirit of Christmas Giving is once again sponsoring the “Angel Tree” program. The program is for Nokomis CUSD #22 children of families in need of a little extra help at Christmas. 2021 marks the twelfth year of the program's existence in Nokomis. The program delivers gifts of toys and clothing for children from birth to 12 years of age. Families wishing to participate should fill out the applications that the children received from school. The […]

todayOctober 27, 2021

Holly Lemons

Local

Lemons to resign as Circuit Clerk Nov. 5

Montgomery County Circuit Clerk Holly Lemons is resigning from her position, effective Friday, Nov. 5. After 12 years at the helm, Lemons is moving onward to a new position. It will be with the administrative office of the Illinois state judicial system. “Words cannot express how much this position and this opportunity has meant to me and my family,” Lemons said. “I hope that I have served you well. It has truly been my honor and pleasure.” Beginning Monday, Nov. […]

todayOctober 27, 2021

Tornadoes Missouri Illinois

Illinois

Tornadoes confirmed in Missouri’s Lead Belt, southwestern Illinois

ST. MARY, FREDERICKTOWN and FARMINGTON, Mo./CHESTER, Ill. -- The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis confirms that tornadoes touched down Sunday evening throughout the bi-state region. NWS alerts at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday reported confirmation of a tornado touching down in Farmington inside Missouri's Lead Belt region. 40 minutes later, NWS confirmed other tornadoes touching down near Fredericktown and St. Mary. Farmington fire officials report significant damage on the south side of town. Reports of "significant damage" also came from […]

todayOctober 25, 2021

Andrew B. Collins Hillsboro

East Central Illinois Region

Collins pleads guilty to enticing a minor

SPRINGFIELD -- A Hillsboro man has admitted to enticing a 16-year-old minor for sexually explicit content. Andrew B. Collins, 32, of Hillsboro, made the admission during a change-of-plea hearing Friday. Collins offered intercourse for various perks The government stated during the hearing regarding chat communications between Collins and the minor. The communications would specify engaging in intercourse in exchange for certain perks. Among them were toy gifts, promises of weekends together, nude massages, and the option to permanently live together. […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

BRS Baseball Museum

East Central Illinois Region

Induction ceremony concludes BRS Museum 40th anniversary

NOKOMIS -- Seven former Major League Baseball players are among the eight people to be honored by Nokomis’ Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk (BRS) Baseball Museum during its Induction Day ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 13. All-stars Kevin Seitzer and Jayson Werth headline the group that is being honored as part of the museum’s 40th anniversary year. Werth’s stepfather, Dennis Werth, is also among the honorees. Fellow former big leaguers Kevin Koslofski, Ken Oberkfell, Stan Royer, and Eric Weaver complete the players’ side of the […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

Miller Media Group digital

East Central Illinois Region

Miller Media Group forms digital media division

TAYLORVILLE -- The Miller Media Group announced the launch of its new digital division in a news release Monday evening. The new division, a partnership with Guarantee Digital of suburban Milwaukee, Wisc., will offer a host of new products. "I'm excited about launching the company's new division," states MMG President Randall J. Miller in the release. The expansion will offer local businesses a suite of options to existing and new customers. The offerings include Facebook and Google advertising, search engine […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

Ron Clements

East Central Illinois Region

Route 66 Museum to host sports journalist Ron Clements

LITCHFIELD -- It may come as a surprise that, with all of the guidebooks written about Route 66, not one author has focused on sports - until now. In “A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66”, veteran sports journalist Ron Clements breaks new ground. Clements shares insider information and engaging narratives that will keep sports buffs of all kinds anxious to discover. U.S. Route 66 spans across a network of highways from Chicago to Los Angeles. Clements will be doing a reading […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Business & Lifestyle

Ransomware attack hits Sinclair stations

HUNT VALLEY, Md. -- A ransomware attack targeted Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) over the weekend. On Saturday, Sinclair officials would identify and investigate what they considered a "potential security incident." Officials would provide an update Sunday stating that certain servers and workstations suffered a ransomware attack. Moreover, certain office and operational networks were experiencing disruptions. Data was also taken from the company's network. As a result, Sinclair markets, including three in Illinois and two in Missouri, could not run local […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

Montgomery County Clerk mine information voter registration 708 board

East Central Illinois Region

Montgomery County Clerk provides mine information on website

Montgomery County Clerk and Recorder Sandy Leitheiser has recently added links to four important Illinois state websites on the County Clerk public filings “Mine Information” page of the Montgomery County Clerk website. According to Leitheiser, these links provide coal mine public information many constituents have requested when they utilize office services on-site. These links will offer better and more up-to-date accessibility to these services online. This is in contrast to the currently limited basis when requesting information on-site only during […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

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