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A three-vehicle accident shut down the east lane of state Route 1 on the northern edge of Paris on Friday, Feb. 23. The four occupants in the vehicles did not sustain any major injuries and received … more
Towne and Countrie Garden Club met Friday, Feb. 9, at Betty Jane’s Kitchen for their February meeting. The hostesses were Eleanor Wesch and Jane Cheesewright. The speaker at the meeting … more
HUME— The village of Hume’s monthly meeting shared citizens’ concerns over half-demolished buildings and brand-new installations on Monday, Feb. 12. Beginning the … more
The city of Paris is striving to fuel its citizens, and their businesses with the funds they need to flourish, and, in some cases, events that get them up and moving towards a better future. One of … more
KANSAS – The Kansas Village Board received good news during its monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 14, a clean audit. Nick Sibenaller of Gilbert, Medsker and Madigan in Charleston discussed … more
The Edgar County Board covered plenty of ground between its Tuesday, Feb. 13 study session and a Wednesday, Feb. 14 meeting this week. Most notably, the board approved outgoing bid … more
The Paris High School Board meeting Monday, Feb. 12 started with a presentation by Bob Abernathy of the ECCEL program. ECCEL stands for Edgar Clark Career Exploration Leadership, a class for … more
A Paris native and lifelong public servant has launched a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination for the 102nd district in the Illinois General Assembly. Jim Acklin, who is currently … more
Angela Edmonds and her husband, William Breneman, are in year six as troop leaders for Troop 2255 of the Girl Scouts, in Paris. In that troop, 15 hard-working girls are in the midst of selling … more
Some of the best teams and athletes to ever wear the orange and black of Paris High School were welcomed into an elite group during the second annual Tiger Senior Apartments Community Room – … more
A month and a half into 2024, Paris Union School District 95 is turning the page on a new chapter. During a Monday, Feb. 12 Board of Education meeting, Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) … more
The Community Unit School District 1 school board’s monthly meeting for February might have been held on Valentine’s Day, but the Feb. 14 meeting was filled with sentiments of … more
The Paris Carnegie Library is joining forces with the Paris Fire Department to give Edgar County residents an hour of free knowledge. Winter Fire Safety, a program presented by Paris firefighters, … more
CHRISMAN— The Bloomfield Barn in Chrisman pays homage to the barns of time gone by while featuring modern conveniences, the barn’s owners, Mark and Jill Mattingly, strive to do the same. … more
CHRISMAN – The Monday, Feb. 5 Chrisman City Council meeting covered a lot of ground, including a debacle that may lead to legal action and could cost the city up to $30,000. Near the end of the … more
On Feb. 5, Paris resident Kelly McCrocklin took to Facebook to share a need with her community. The need, she informed her friends, was cereal boxes for a local food pantry. Boxes of dried … more
During a busy pre-agenda meeting for the city of Paris on Wednesday, Feb. 6, Paris area parks became a growing topic. The green conversations launched as Dave Riggen presented an idea to the … more
Across Illinois, Teamsters working for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) voted to authorize a strike earlier this week, as revealed in a statement released by the International … more
The body of missing rural Edgar County man Chad N. Brooks was found Feb. 8 by Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigators, near Westfield Road in rural Charleston. He was pronounced dead at … more
Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4 were busy for the Paris Fire Department, with firefighters responding to three different fires over the weekend. Paris Fire Department Fire Chief Chad … more
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