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TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Some Taylorville city leaders said they are shocked and upset by Tuesday’s election results after hometown favorite Rodney Davis lost in the primary. The race for the newly-drawn 15th congressional district was one that many people were keeping a close eye on. It pitted two incumbents against each other: Davis against […]

The following information is being released from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office:. Shelby County IL Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating Kenneth B. Davis 05-22-83. Kenneth currently has an arrest warrant for Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse with a victim 13 years of age but under 17 years of age.

Evelyn Lucille (Wernle) Wylie, age 87, passed away 12:15 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Greenville. There will be a Celebration of Life service held for Evelyn and an interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, at a later date, with her husband Joe who passed away March 10, 2020. Friends are welcome to join the family in these services. Donnell – Wiegand Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

CHATHAM, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A Divernon man is facing charges after multiple copper thefts in Chatham. The Chatham Police Department starts investigating on April 26 after reports of coppers thefts from the Village of Chatham. Police took a second report on May 1. The investigation into these incidents led...

SORENTO, Ill. — The effort to save a local school from closing hit a snag after a mix-up at the Regional Office of Education caused a hearing to be postponed. Since the Bond County School Board voted to shutter Sorento School parents in the community have been seeking a split from the district.

Tom DeVore, who successfully challenged Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mask mandate, won the Republican nomination for Illinois attorney general Tuesday and will face incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul in November. DeVore, 52, of Sorento, beat Deerfield business lawyer Steve Kim, the far-better funded Republican establishment candidate, and David Shestokas, an...

A hearing on a petition for the Regional Board of Education to consider annexing a large area of property in the Sorento area to the Mt. Olive school district has been postponed. It was scheduled for Thursday in Vandalia. Tuesday afternoon, Julie Wollerman , regional superintendent of schools in District...

GREENVILLE, Ill. — Illinois voters said they want a person in congress who has solutions and is willing to cooperate with others with different values. In Greenville, Illinois, Ella Peters said she is a staunch Republican. She's happy Mary Miller won the GOP Primary for the 15th congressional seat over Rodney Davis.

The Highland-Pierron Fire Department was dispatched to respond to a possible house fire in a subdivision on Capilano Street just outside of Highland on Tuesday, June 28, at 1:59 am. The Highland Fire Department was paged simultaneously for automatic mutual aid. Fire personnel report, upon their arrival, there was significant...

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Taylorville Police said its officers arrested a man Monday night after he fled from a traffic stop and led them on a chase through town. Officers were patrolling the area around the 600 block of Cottage Avenue in response to several complaints of illegal activity in that area; during a patrol, […]

SANGAMON, Ill. (WCIA) — Chatham Police Department arrested a Divernon man in connection to multiple copper thefts. In a Facebook post, officers said they started investigating after getting two reports of copper thefts from the village in April and May. According to officers, 33-year-old Nathan Redman was charged with felony theft. Court documents indicate Redman is […]

Re-establishing a business in a 157-year-old building brought several challenges and delays, but Casey Claypool’s family was prepared to conquer the adversity in order to get the Doc’s Off 66 Soda Fountain and Pharmacy Lounge doors back open to the public in Girard. “We were bound to have...

The Highland Pierron Fire Department was called around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning for a house fire.

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A Taylorville man will spend eight years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to delivering methamphetamine. Chism Haworth, 41, was arrested after he sold meth to an undercover Taylorville Police officer. He was charged with Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, normally punishable by three to seven years in prison. However, Haworth’s prison […]

LITCHFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WCCU) — The week of June 20 is pollinator week. It's a time to bring awareness to protect our pollinators like bees, butterflies birds, and more. Every year a pollinator ambassador checks on the pollination site along the Route 66 monarch flyway. They also teach kids the...

Incumbent 13th District Congressman Rodney Davis of Taylorville conceded his primary race late Tuesday night, after challenger Mary Miller of Oakland beat Davis in the new 15th District by a margin of 57 to 43 percent. Davis issued a statement just before 10 o’clock Tuesday night, saying that he congratulated...

TAYLORVILLE — On Tuesday, the Taylorville Board of Education held a reception in the high school cafeteria honoring the 2021-22 retiring teachers. They had cake and lemonade, and the teachers received engraved, old-fashioned school bells to commemorate their time in the district. Pictured are Kristine Daugherty and Arthur Ward. Daugherty worked in early childhood education, teaching third grade for nine years and preschool for the past 14 years. Ward worked in special education at the junior and senior high levels for the past 15 years. Joseph Champley and Tonya Goodroe also retired this year but were unable to attend the event.

Earning a spot on Drury University’s Dean’s List is a significant accomplishment. The recognition means a student earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top Midwestern university, according to US News & World Report.

PANA — Pana Community Hospital will work with its other transport partners to ensure continued around the clock availability for patients after Decatur Ambulance Service closes. The hospital sent a statement to the Herald & Review on Tuesday, after news of the closure broke on Monday. Decatur Ambulance Service...