An area man died due to drowning in Lake Shelbyville. Dead is Billy J. Briscoe of Hidalgo. Moultrie County Coroner Lynn Reed said the incident occurred Saturday morning. The Moultrie […]

(DIVE RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL ASSIST AT THE SCENE) A local man was taken for treatment after his pickup truck drove over an embankment at Lake […]

Effingham Water Superintendent Michael Dirks has announced that Lake Sara is closed to all boating traffic. The closing is due to the high water level.

The DO NOT DRINK Order that was issued on July 15 for the City of Mattoon has now been LIFTED. o Samples collected on July 15th showed harmful algal bloom […]