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To help encourage Lake Land College students to vote for the Student Government Association (SGA) freshman delegate, SGA partnered up with the Student Activity Board (SAB) with their very own “build-a-bear” event! Along with getting their bag of popcorn, students were able to get a cute and cuddly friend. Alongside the bright and colorful supply of plushies were multiple laptops where students got the chance to vote for a freshman delegate.

Hillsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Pana Panthers 48-14. While losing is never fun, the Hiltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Panthers are ranked 191st).

ARTHUR, Ill. (WCIA) – Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football has lost just twice in its last 23 games. The Knights carried the momentum of an undefeated 2023 regular season into 2024. They also carried a sour memory of a one-score first round playoff loss. “A lot of us have been thinking about it ever since that last loss,” […]

Official Home of Millikin Big Blue Athletics The Big Blue men’s soccer team returned to the pitch at Frank M. Lindsay Field for their third consecutive home match on Wednesday, October 9 for a matchup with the visiting Warhawks from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. In a match that saw Millikin get outshot 9-17, the Big Blue fell 0-3. Whitewater got on the board early, scoring on a corner kick goal in the eighth minute when Aidian Martin lofted the ball to Hayden Saul, heading it into the right corner. Martin would score a goal himself in the 22nd minute, then…

ARTHUR Ill. (WCIA) – Countless boxes and buckets of supplies are the result of one community’s efforts to support Hurricane Helene victims.  Oye’s Hardware in Arthur is getting ready to hand deliver necessities to North Carolina. Their store is receiving more and more donations by the day, ready to go to those in need. “If […]

The Board of Education has approved a $1,000 signing bonus, with half payable after six months and half payable at twelve months of employment, for any new full-time or part-time regular route or special education/alternative education route bus driver. Current employees are also eligible for a $500 referral bonus when their efforts lead to the employment of a new bus driver. For those individuals not interested in full-time employment but are still willing to assist the District as a substitute driver, the District will pay a one-time $500 bonus for any new substitute after the first twenty-five trips.

Mattoon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 130th).

AAAAA Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week. Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!. Barron Scott Turns in Season-Best Performance. Decatur was led to victory by Barron...

The process to turn the former Evans Public Library Building in downtown Vandalia into a Telecommunications Center for both the Vandalia Police Department and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is getting closer to reality. At the Vandalia City Council meeting on Monday, the City Council officially approved the purchase...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Hockey might not be the first thing you think of when your in Decatur. But the Decatur Youth Hockey Association is seeing a boom in numbers. 200 different families have kids taking the ice. Some from Macon County, others driving from places like Champaign and Danville....

(Robinson) – The RHS Tennis Team fell to Mattoon 6-3 yesterday. RHS Head Coach, Steve Jenkins, says it was another night of close exciting matches that included three 3rd set tiebreakers. Unfortunately, Robinson lost all 3 tie-breakers. The Maroons got wins in singles from Annie List, Lauren Staller, and Avery Crocker. Robinson will host Effingham this Thursday starting at 4:00 p.m. for their final regular season match. On Friday the Lady Maroons will travel to Casey for the Little Illini Conference Tournament with matches beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The Christian County Health Department is here to provide vaccinations to students who still need them and for citizens who are uninsured or under-insured. Diana Voiles, Director of Nursing at the CCHD says the RSV and other vaccinations are sometimes not covered by insurance, and as a result, many go unvaccinated and risk spreading threatening illnesses to vulnerable populations like children or the elderly.

The schedule of Masses held in HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s Chapel has changed. Catholic Mass will now be celebrated weekly in the Chapel on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. For any future updates to the Mass schedule, visit the hospital website at stanthonyshospital.org under the Patients & Guests...

(Robinson) – The RHS Maroons Soccer Team fell to Effingham/St. Anthony yesterday 1-0. Despite the loss, RHS Head Coach, Hilary Maxwell, says this was an amazing game for the Maroons. She says for the first time in a couple of weeks, the kids showed up ready to play. She says it was so refreshing to witness such a good game of soccer and she is very proud of the team and how they performed. The RHS Soccer Team will be back in action tomorrow for their final game of the regular season against Richland County.

South Central used a timely hit in the bottom of the sixth inning to get by Windsor/Stew-Stras, 3-2, on Wednesday and earn their spot in the Championship game of the National Trail Conference Baseball Tournament. After a pair of leadoff singles in the bottom of the second put runners at first and second, an RBI single to center field by Maddox Robb brought in the first run of the game for a 1-0 South Central lead. In the top of the fourth inning, WSS got a leadoff walk and a one out single to put runners at second and third. A wild pitch moved the runners up to second and third before an error on a hard ground ball would allows the Hatchets to bring the runner home from third and tie the game at 1-1. That tie would get broken in the top of the sixth inning as a solo home run to lead off the top of the sixth gave WSS a 2-1 lead. The Cougars were able to get out of the inning allowing just the one run and give themselves a chance to get some offense going in the bottom half of the inning. A strikeout and a fly out to center would have South Central sitting at two outs, but a walk drawn by Colton Smith and a double by Trevan Sidwell to left field would put runners at second and third. Hudson Moore would be intentionally walked to load the bases and Evan Hoover would make the Hatchets pay for the move as he singled to left field and brought in two runs to get the Cougars back on top, 3-2, at the end of the sixth. The Hatchets got a leadoff single in the top of the seventh, but two consecutive fielder’s choice outs eliminated the lead runner and a strikeout would end the game. Sidwell got the win on the mound for the Cougars, going the distance. South Central improves to 15-5 on the season and will take on St. Anthony in the Championship game on Saturday at 12:00pm at Beecher City High School.

St. Elmo-Brownstown and Altamont volleyball battled point for point in National Trail Conference play on Tuesday night and the Eagles would take advantage of some late set errors to beat the Lady Indians 25-20, 25-22. The win wraps up NTC regular season play for SEB as they are 5-3 in the conference and now move to 15-8 overall. The Eagles will switch gears to their other conference on Thursday as they will be back home to play their final regular season Egyptian Illini Conference match against Mulberry Grove as they look to say undefeated in the EI. For Altamont, they wrap up regular season NTC play at 3-5 and are 10-10 overall on the season. They will go back on the road on Thursday for a tough test against 3A Effingham.

An individual addressing the Fayette County Board on Tuesday night during the Public Comment segment of the meeting led to a fairly long discussion on ambulance service for the county. Kim Bouser from Rural Med EMS addressed the Fayette County Board on an issue that recently arose on social media....

Women’s soccer is off to a hot start in the 2024 season. The team is still undefeated after 10 games, with 9 wins and 1 tied game this season. The team opened up conference play last week with a 1-0 win over Carthage College. The only goal of the game was scored by senior defender Katy Bearden, the first goal of her collegiate career. Bearden’s performance last week earned her CCIW defensive player of the week honors, helping Millikin to 2 clean sheets in their games against Carthage and Greenville.

As part of a series of monthly interviews, Tim Hemmen, Project Engineer with IDOT District 7, gives updates on area construction projects and road work. Construction projects are moving along as scheduled as we move through the fall season. You can listen to the interview below. We would like to...

Complete Game Notes (PDF) Live Video/Audio/Stats Setting the Scene: Flying high following their fourth straight Little Brass Bell victory, the Cardinals head south to Millikin seeking to extend their extended run of success against the Big Blue.Series History: This is the 78th football meeting between the two institutions. North Central owns a slim 39-37-1 advantage in the all-time series and has won each of the last 18 encounters dating back to 2005. The Cardinals traveled to Decatur Oct. 14 of last season and posted their highest point total ever against the Big Blue, winning in a 75-3 rout. North Central…