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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 …
The heart of Edgar County’s teaching legacy is beating strong thanks to the efforts of the Edgar County Retired Teachers Association (ECRTA), which has renewed its commitment to supporting …
Thanks to a grant, Horizon Health has filled all available spaces in its upcoming EMT class at no charge to the 14 students. “The class is completely full,” Samantha McCarty …
CHRISMAN—In a complex and increasingly frustrating journey, the City of Chrisman is wrestling with the mounting costs, changing federal regulations and bureaucratic hurdles tied to its …
Barbara F. Wooters, 81, of Paris, passed away at 2:55 a.m. on Friday, June 27, at Twin Lakes Extended Care in Paris. A graveside service is …
Heath Gehret Bowers, 42, of Paris, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones, at the University of Illinois at Chicago …
Larry Wayne Dennison, 75 of Paris, passed away at 1:16 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Services …
Ernest (Ernie) R. Richards, 80, of Metcalf passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 26, 2025. A funeral service is at …
Denny Ray Dardeen, 68, of Harrisburg, Ill., passed away on June 22, 2025, at 7:20 p.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, …
On July 3, at 2:54 p.m., Angela Mattingly was cited at 510 Ten Broeck and charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to …
Paris Police Department On June 24, at 8:52 a.m. Jacob W. Gosnell, 36, of Paris, was arrested for Assault. He was taken to Edgar County …
Paris Police Department On June 19 at 2:40 p.m. Richard A. Kelly, 59, Paris, was arrested at 608 W. Adams and was charged with Domestic …
Paris Police Department On June 13, at 5:01a.m., Thadius E. Campos of Marshall, Ill. was cited at Gibson Drive and Route 1 and was charged …
Paris Police Department On June 8, at 4:11 a.m., Larry D. Lowry, 53 of Paris, was arrested for Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle and No …
Paris Police Department On May 31, at 12:29 a.m., Kevin L. Elkins, 49, West Terre Haute, Ind., was arrested at Lakewood Dr. and US 150 and …
Paris Police Department On May 26, at 10:41a.m. Kenneth R. Mcilwain, 28 of Paris, was arrested for Aggravated Battery. Mcilwain was taken …
Paris Police Department On May 29, at 12:35 a.m., Kylee J. Beaven, 37, of Paris, was arrested for an In-State Warrant, Resisting or …
For as long as she can remember, Mary Beth Keller Kasprisin wanted be a nurse. The Paris native said, “Nursing was calling to …
(The following article was first published in the May 23, 2006 edition of The Paris Beacon News.) It was an emotional evening for retiring …
(The following article first ran in the Friday, June 16, 2006, edition of The Paris Beacon News. It was written by Jenny Barkley.) The …
PARIS—Fans of haunted houses and all things horror are cordially invited to the season opening of Halls of Madness (HoM), located at 7857 IL-16, Paris, Ill., on Friday, …
