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Newman Independent

Douglas County

Newman newspaper closing doors

NEWMAN -- A long-standing newspaper in northeastern Douglas County, The Newman Independent, is shuttering its doors effective Thursday, Jan. 4. The independent newspaper owned by Cathy Hales and the late Dana Hales was initially supposed to close its doors on Sunday. Still, developments from a December 20 public meeting seemed to pique interest in keeping the 151-year-old newspaper going. An initial editorial penned by editor Matthew Hales in the December 28 edition of the Newman Independent would initially present the […]

todayJanuary 2, 2024 70

St. Elmo shooting Tyler Roe

East Central Illinois Region

Investigation underway after St. Elmo shooting

ST. ELMO -- An investigation is underway by the Illinois State Police following an incident Saturday evening that resulted in a shooting in Fayette County. The Illinois State Police's Division of Criminal Investigations is investigating an incident that occurred in St. Elmo in the 2400 block of County Road 2150. Local law enforcement received a burglary call around 7 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of North 1550 Road in Brownstown. The burglary was reported in progress with shots fired. […]

todayJanuary 2, 2024 57

Millikin University cheerleading

East Central Illinois Region

Millikin University to offer cheerleading camp

DECATUR -- The Millikin University Department of Athletics is hosting a cheerleading camp on Monday, Jan. 15 at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center (DISC). The camp will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on that day. The annual camp is for kids between the ages of 4 and 12 interested in cheerleading. The program is led by the Big Blue cheerleaders, who will be not only teaching attendees how to cheer and dance but also to perform stunts and […]

todayJanuary 2, 2024 62

Tarr

Illinois

Tarr murder trial moving forward

HILLSBORO -- After over two years of ongoing pretrial hearings and standstills, the murder trial of Robert Tarr from a 2021 murder in Farmersville is making some progress. Court filings in Montgomery County Circuit Court last week revealed subpoenas being filed for delivery to key witnesses in the murder trial of Tarr, 50, of Collinsville. Among these witnesses include officials with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Coroner Randy Leetham, four forensic scientists, relatives of Tarr, and other key witnesses. In […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 196

Raymond

Illinois

Raymond board closes out 2023 business at meeting

RAYMOND -- The Raymond Village Board held its final scheduled meeting of 2023 on Monday, Dec. 18 with Village President Dennis Held calling the meeting to order. Trustees Greg Bernhardt, Dan Hough, Kendall Snyder, and Bill Krager were in attendance, as well as Sally Broaddus, Rick Broaddus, Taylor Link, Tammy Redka, Jason McCallum, and Wayne Angle. The board corrected meeting minutes from the December 4 meeting, which had incorrectly stated that Hough was absent from the meeting. Following the revision, […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 48

Nokomis

Illinois

Nokomis ambulance changes service level

NOKOMIS -- A crucial emergency service in the Nokomis area has demoted its service level of operations during a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21. Before the meeting, the service operated on an Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of operations. The proposal on the table was to downgrade operations to a Basic Life Support (BLS) level of care. The board of directors of the Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service (NWAAS) allowed for public comments for roughly two hours as the board […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 64

Nokomis Central Illinois

Illinois

Nokomis Public Library shares new hours

NOKOMIS -- Beginning in the new year, the Nokomis Public Library will have updated hours. Effective January 2, the library will be open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the week and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, according to library director Lisa Casterline. "We hope that the new consistent opening and closing times work well with the needs of the community," Casterline said. "We encourage patrons who need access to our library materials outside of these […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 39

Carlinville Heinz Funeral Home

Capitol News Illinois

State failed for months to act at Carlinville funeral home

Bodies found decomposing, families given strangers’ ashes in months following coroner’s complaint

CARLINVILLE (Capitol News Illinois) -- State regulators allowed a Carlinville funeral director to operate for months despite a complaint filed by a local coroner who found a decomposing body in his funeral home and alleged the care of the remains was “unacceptable and criminal in nature.” While trying to assist a local family with retrieving cremated remains in March, Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson found the unrefrigerated corpse in the embalming room of Heinz Funeral Home. She contacted the Illinois […]

todayDecember 7, 2023 91

Shelby County Illinois

East Central Illinois Region

Shelby County board member facing charges

Charges related to holding two political positions at the same time

SHELBYVILLE -- A current sitting member of the Shelby County Board is facing criminal charges related to a political incident from earlier this year. While board member Teresa Boehm was enjoying a winter vacation in Florida, it was interrupted with news back in Shelbyville. The interruption: the levying of charges against her by State's Attorney Robert Hanlon. What is the charge in Shelby County Circuit Court? The charge of "holding simultaneous appointments" is the exact complaint filed by Hanlon against […]

todayDecember 7, 2023 85

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