The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation has announced the creation of the Ben Harrington Youth Sports Fund, established in memory of Benjamin “Ben” Cole Harrington of Mattoon. The fund honors Ben’s […]
One person was killed when a vehicle crossed the centerline on Illinois Route 16 and collided with a semi. Killed in the crash was 48-year-old Robert Braun, Jr. of Manhattan, […]
Jasper County Board members have finalized terms on a construction loan for a new Courthouse in Newton. The primary funding for the project would be an Energy Transition Community Grant. […]
PARIS — Paris took a 14-6 opening quarter lead and went on for a 34-21 victory over the Eagles of Newton. Hayden Mulvey completed 22 of 42 passes for 272 […]
TEUTOPOLIS — Teutopolis played host to Vandalia and send the visitors home with two junior high girls basketball losses Friday. The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade game, 32-2. Dieterich’s lone […]
A Dieterich woman was injured late Saturday night when her SUV collided with a deer on I-57 southbound, five miles north of the Salem interchange. The SUV airbag deployed, but […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Agriculture have announced that the US Department of Agriculture has declared Illinois to be “unaffected” by H5N1 avian influenza, […]