The Fall Illinois Public Service Institute Conference organized by the Search Results Illinois Public Service Institute is taking place this week at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham.
Local Manufacturers partnering with Effingham County Chamber of Commerce and manufacturers across the nation joined together to host workplace tours promoting careers in manufacturing for students from the region who are Juniors or Seniors in High School.
The revenue Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C received through local taxes increased 15.9 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.
More than 86.4 percent of teachers stay at Lawrenceville High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
Eastern Illinois University ranked No. 21 for student football participation in the state, according to an East Central Reporter analysis of college sports participation.
On Oct. 12, 2018, Michael L. and Vicky L. Righter purchased a three bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home at 1108 Annis Ave., Mattoon from Warren H. Arthur and Eva Maxine for $118,000.
The two bedroom, one bathroom home at 3312 Marion Ave., Mattoon was sold on Oct. 12, 2018 by James M. and Sue H. Hite for $56,000. The buyer was Mallory Michelle Brown.
More than 79.2 percent of teachers stay at Crestwood Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The two bedroom, one bathroom home at 1200 Rudy Ave., Mattoon was sold on Oct. 12, 2018 by Michael L. and Vicky L. Righter for $94,500. The buyer was Mary R. Ervin.
In a year when 98 percent of Teutopolis High School seniors graduated on time, 37 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
The truancy rate at Oblong Elementary School stayed flat at 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
About 89 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 91 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.