West Central Illinois Region

Scooter's Coffee (also known as Scooter's Coffee Drive-Thru) is opening six new locations, thanks to a Centralia-area franchisee. Those locations are coming to Salem, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Vandalia, Harrisburg, and...

GIRARD -- With Burnett Crane Service as breakfast sponsor, Girard Chamber of Commerce members met on August 10 at the Girard Community Center, President Jeanette Earley, John Earley, Deb Burnett,...

BAYLIS — The world’s agricultural needs are changing. West-central Illinois is meeting the challenge with a new agricultural education center that invests in the future of farming. John Wood Community College (JWCC) opened...

GIRARD -- The Clover Cadets 4-H Club will be sponsoring an upcoming hunter safety course next week. The course, in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), will...

CARLINVILLE -- The following items were filed in Macoupin County Court in the past week from July 17 to July 23. The pending charges for all felony, misdemeanor, and traffic...

Alert for Adams; Brown; Calhoun; Pike (Illinois) Issued by the National Weather Service A Flood Watch was issued July 25 at 2:59 AM CDT by NWS Saint Louis. ...FLOOD WATCH...

Alert for Cass; Christian; Clark; Clay; Coles; Crawford; Cumberland; Effingham; Fulton; Jasper; Lawrence; Logan; Macon; Mason; Menard; Morgan; Moultrie; Richland; Sangamon; Schuyler; Scott; Shelby (Illinois) Issued by the National Weather...

DECATUR -- A woman with a last-known address in Macoupin County is currently in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Cases against Abigail L. Martin concluded in...

Expect the remainder of your Independence Day holiday and most of this week to be hot and unbearable in the bi-state region. The National Weather Service in St. Louis has activated...

FARMERSVILLE -- As the temperatures rise, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church will be hosting free ice cream socials during the month of July. The socials will be held each Wednesday with...