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Community Calendar
Obituaries
    • Stephen Coffing

      CHRISMAN— Stephen J. Coffing, 81, of Chrisman, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at Gibson Hospice Care Center in Terre …

    • Patricia Glick

      Patricia Ann Glick, 94, of Paris,  passed away at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at Majestic Care Deming Park in Terre Haute, Ind. She was …

    • Connie Downs

      Connie L. Downs, 77, of Paris, Illinois, passed away at 5:33 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the emergency room of Horizon Health. A graveside …

    • Christopher Theirl

      Christopher David Theirl, 48, of Paris, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. He was a former civil engineer technician for Midwest Engineering & …

    • Jon Piper

      Jon Telton “J.T.” Piper, 83, of Vermilion, passed away at 2:32 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at his residence. A funeral …

Eagles fall shy of IESA State Tournament berth

CHAMPAIGN—After a stellar showing during the regular season and regional tournament, the Crestwood eighth-grade girls basketball team fell 44-27 to Champaign St. Matthew in their IESA Class …
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Siren Report
    • Siren Report, Dec. 10

      Paris Police Department   On Dec. 10, at 12:01 p.m., Bradley A. Griffin, 63, was cited at Grandview and Elizabeth and was charged …

    • Siren Report, Dec. 9

      Paris Police Department   On Dec. 9, at 8:18 p.m., Jenny N. Gaines, was cited at Central and Jasper St. for expired registration. …

    • Siren Report, Dec. 6-8

      Paris Police Department   On Dec. 6, at 7:11 p.m. Katlyn R. Kuhlman, age 33, of Vermillion, was cited for Operating a Motor …

    • Siren Report, Dec. 3

      Paris Police Department   On Dec. 3, at 9:41a.m. Carl B. Kelly, 58, of Paris, was arrested for Retail Theft and Resisting or …

    • Siren Report, Dec. 2

      Paris Police Department   On Dec. 2 at 10:23 a.m., Billi G. Kollman, 34, of Paris, was arrested at 309 S. Austin and was charged …

School News

The art of words: Mayo students create poetry

PARIS— The innermost thoughts, feelings and emotions of students at Mayo Middle School are on display, thanks to a yearly assignment in the art classroom. Last month, sixth, seventh and …

Empowering the next generation

PARIS—At Crestwood School, technology is an important part of education, so much so that the school has an entire class dedicated to it. According to its teacher, Shayleigh Bradshaw, the class …

Kansas host career, trade fair

KANSAS—One of the biggest questions children are asked throughout their childhood is “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The answer to the question changes quite …
History

Remembering three heroes of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor, located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was the site of a devastating, surprise military attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy on Dec. 7, 1941. The strikes targeted the U.S. Pacific …
Lifestyle
Turning pain into poetry CHRISMAN—In 2018, Paula Bouton had a stroke. Despite having little to no traditional stroke symptoms, the life-altering experience disrupted Bouton’s life and caused irreparable damage. …
A colorful night on the prairie When Mark Killion was seven, his parents got him a reflecting telescope for Christmas. Some moments can change the course of a life. Perhaps it is hard to see in the present which actions will …
An era of celebration “Never be so polite, you forget your power. Never wield such power, you forget to be polite.” -Taylor Swift “Marjorie” 2020 This past Friday, Saturday and Sunday …
Health
Paris Cooperative High School, Horizon Health tackle diabetes PARIS—According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in five adolescents has prediabetes. Horizon Health and Paris Cooperative High School have teamed up for the last 10 years to …
A new tool to remove barriers to care Even with insurance, facing the cost of cancer treatment can be daunting. Insurance broker and cancer survivor Paul Barbary of Alton, featured in an earlier OSF Newsroom story about immunotherapy, …
Scrubs for students PARIS—Healthcare training programs, such as those for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Registered Nurses (RN), require students to wear scrubs during …
Faith
This weekend is “Nearly Christmas” What would you do if you woke up to a never-ending day? What if that day was Christmas Eve? For one local resident, that scenario will happen this weekend, and it will happen on a stage for …
Presbyterian Church of Paris celebrates 200 years The Presbyterian Church of Paris will celebrate its bicentennial anniversary Sunday, Nov. 3, with a special worship service at the church. The service begins at 10:30 a.m. and is followed by a …
Called to care for a community PARIS — There are more than 16,000 people in Edgar County. Of the thousands of people in the area, hundreds struggle with addiction, disease, displacement, food insecurity and poverty. Dozens …
Art

Link Art Gallery showcases artists

 Dave Egan started working in colored pencil at age five, like many children, but it was something he hadn’t done for 40 years. After years of farming, only coloring his …

Annual Midwest Photography Show at the Link Art Gallery

There are many forms of art for many different people around the world. The most popular and modern form of art today is photography. Photography is the art of taking and processing images, one that …

Patrons of the arts celebrate the first inductees to PCOFA’s Hall of Fame

Getting to go backstage and experience the thrill of a theatre production is a rare treat. For art connoisseurs in Edgar County, Saturday, Jan. 13 brought an opportunity to go backstage and witness …
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