The Jasper County Ministerial Association will host their Christmas Food Box Project.

The water is back on for the James addition, North Hutton Drive, and the North side of Rte 33 to Newton Animal Health.

Due to circumstances beyond its control, the City of Olney Curbside Recycling Program will be suspended as of December 21, 2018.

Santa has received many letters from children who have mailed them from the Bower Park Letters to Santa mailbox.

The 34th annual Mattoon Bagelfest at Peterson Park in Mattoon.

December 10 marks the first day to submit signed nominating petitions for the April 2, 2019 election for Mayor and City Commissioners.

Save the date, August 16, 2019

Illinois Governor-Elect J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Governor-Elect Juliana Stratton stopped in Effingham Sunday morning at Joe Sippers Cafe

The Clark County Development Organization along with the Clark County Board will officially kick off the Clark County’s 200th birthday on January 1, 2019, with events planned all year long.

Areas on and surrounding Main St. may be affected by an accident involving the lines - power, phone, & internet may be affected.

Bailey for Illinois, a candidate committee, reported receiving $60,092.53 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

About 16 percent of Clay City Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 84 percent of students failed.

More than 91.2 percent of teachers stay at Effingham High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Effingham High School stayed flat at 1 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Riddle Elementary School rose to 10 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

About 91 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The truancy rate at Richland County Elementary School fell to 3 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 91.5 percent of teachers stay at Flora Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Out of 1,720 Lincoln Trail College students repaying loans in 2015, 15 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

About 39 percent of Cowden-Herrick Grade School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 61 percent of students failed.