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Beginning in 2025, everyone in Edgar County will have a new, easy-to-use and comprehensive resource at their fingertips. The Prairie Press’ first-ever Edgar County Area Community Guide …

Obituaries
    • Evelyn Napier

      Evelyn Rose Napier, 83, of Charleston, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Charleston. She was a homemaker. A graveside …

    • John Fajt

      John Dennis “Denny” Fajt, 81, of Plainfield, passed peacefully away on Sept. 30, 2024. A funeral mass is 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. …

    • Evelyn Napier

      Evelyn Rose Napier, 83, of Charleston, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Charleston. She was a homemaker. A graveside …

    • Jacob Egan

      Jacob Joseph Egan, 40, passed away at home Sept. 5, 2024, after a long, hard-fought battle with alcoholism.   Services in both Redding, …

    • James Ewing

      James “Buck” Ewing, 69, of Oakland, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Charleston Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. A …

Costly turnovers and thwart Titans as Bombers roll

ARGENTA, Ill. – Desperate to break a three-game losing streak, the Tri-County Titans football team traveled to Macon County Friday, Oct. 4 for Lincoln Prairie Conference play against the …
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Siren Report
    • Siren Report, Oct. 1 - Oct. 2

      Paris Police Department On Oct. 1, at 10:46 a.m., Kyle T. Noonan, 35, was arrested for criminal trespass to land. Noonan was issued a …

    • Siren Report, Sept. 23- 24

      Paris Police Department Arrests On Sept. 23 at 6:03 a.m., Matthew S. Pardi, 32, of Paris was arrested at 1603 S. Central on an …

    • Siren Report, Sept. 20-22

      Paris Police Department On Sept. 20, at 4:45 p.m., Allison M. Thibodeaux, 48, was cited at Blackburn and Main St. for failure to secure a …

    • Siren Report, Sept. 18-19

      Paris Police Department On Sept.18, at 9:06 a.m., Luis J. Soto, 40, was arrested at 2277 S. Main St. and was charged with aggravated …

    • Siren Report, Sept. 17

      Paris Police Department On Sept. 17,  at 2:35 a.m., Sanjurjo A. Edrick-Aviles, 25, was arrested at Monroe and Main and charged with …

School News

Student art buzzes onto Paris square

Mayo Middle School’s art department is buzzing with talent. For the fourth year in a row, students in Millie Arp Hamilton’s art class created honeybees in celebration of Edgar …

Mayo Middle School Students of the Month

More than 25 Redbirds at Mayo Middle School are being honored for showing the school’s selected attribute of the month. Integrity, the middle school’s “word of the month” is …

Carolyn Wenz celebrates manners, dinner etiquette with Dine and Dance event

PARIS—Carolyn Wenz Elementary School hosted an evening filled with great food and music for students on Sept. 24 called Dine and Dance. To prepare for the event, students are taught manners and …
History

Building local history

Over 200 years ago, in 1823, Edgar County formed and selected Paris as its county seat. With that, the first rendition of the Edgar County courthouse was built with a price tag of $690. Less than 10 …
    • A long, long time ago

      A long, long time ago, many marvelous things were invented. Over 120 years ago, the Wright brothers flew the first airplane. Now look at …

    • The Illinois woman behind Monopoly

      Monopoly is one of the most recognized board games in the world, accounting for nearly one-third of all board game sales in the United States. …

    • Fueling the Civil War

      Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial supply, the absence of which threatened to sap the fighting strength of the …

Lifestyle
From Greenwave to Prairie October 6-12, 2024 has been slated as National Newspaper Week by Newspaper Association Managers. The event is a seven-day promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. …
Time may change me (and you) Six years ago, this month, I took on the most complicated, dangerous and overwhelming role in my life so far. Six years ago, I became a mom. No amount of book reading or researching can prepare …
Tradition versus innovation Sometimes everything you see is familiar, routine, almost boring. Then, there are times when you see something unusual, unique, almost startling. It makes you stop and say “Did I just see …
Health
Hospital expands services PARIS—Horizon Health is expanding its primary care services with the addition of Dr. Sowmya Gaviyappa and Dotor of Physical Therapy Abi Snyder. Snyder is a native of Marshall, and attended …
Strength in pink, courage in unity The first day of October always marks the beginning of a month dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer is defined as a “disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues …
HH hosts free Medicare info sessions The 2025 Medicare Open Enrollment Period is Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2024. For those who want to know more about the numerous changes coming to Medicare in 2025 or have just become eligible for …
Faith
Edgar County Right to Life is celebrating fatherhood “Everyone has a father story, whether it’s good or bad,” Mary Ann Sullivan, a volunteer with the pro-life advocacy group Edgar County Right to Life, explained. Stories of the …
Church congregation prepares to open 1908 cornerstone HUME—Hume’s United Methodist Church (HUMC) was built in 1883 with a cornerstone laid in 1908, dedicated to the congregants who called the church their home. For 140 years the brick …
Paris native and MAF missionary clings to hope NAMPA, Ida. – When David Carwell first opened the cover of “Jungle Pilot: The Gripping Story of the Life and Witness of Nate Saint, Martyred Missionary to Ecuador” at age 16, he …
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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