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Athletic trainers join Horizon Health
Graduate students from Eastern Illinois University are helping ensure local athletes stay in the game this season. Horizon Health has provided funding for athletic trainers at area schools for the … more
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Cardiology team adds Nurse Practitioner
  Melissa Thomas, certified family nurse practitioner, has joined physician Ron Oren and the cardiology team at Horizon Health. “With the addition of Melissa and Dr. Oren, our … more
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Life Center addresses mental health services
Something new is happening in Edgar County. The old model of compartmentalizing mental health treatment as separate from medical treatment is falling by the wayside in favor of a more progressive … more
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Although the Hampton Inn at Paris was opened with some concern about its success potential, the operation has exceeded all expectations and is now among the top five of all U.S. Hampton Inn facilities. The success has prompted a major expansion after less than a year in operation.
Paris Hotel is expanding
Construction began earlier this month to create additional rooms for the existing Hampton Inn at Paris.  The four-story expansion will add 13,500 square feet and 24 more guest rooms to the 72 … more
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CoBank grant awarded to EnerStar Electric Cooperative
For the 10th consecutive year, EnerStar Electric Cooperative has been awarded the CoBank Sharing Success matching grant. The grant’s purpose is to help cooperatives support causes and … more
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Honeybee Festival returns
Members of the Paris Kiwanis Club are excited to bring the Honeybee Festival back to the Paris Square. Drew Griffin of the Kiwanis Club said after being off for a year because of the pandemic the … more
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Raising money for good causes
Members of the Paris Lions Club and the Knights of Columbus will soon be selling sweet treats to help in the fight against blindness and intellectual disabilities. Representatives of both … more
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Chrisman school board approves $4.4 million budget
CHRISMAN — The Chrisman Community Unit School District #6 will operate on a budget anticipating $4.4 million in expenditures for Fiscal Year 2022. Interim superintendent Jim Acklin reviewed … more
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Kansas school district upholds mask requirement
KANSAS — About a half-dozen residents and parents attended the Kansas Board of Education meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18, to protest Gov. JB Pritzker’s mandate that students wear masks in … more
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Edgar County Board schedules a special meeting
The Edgar County Board is conducting a special meeting 9:15 a.m., Monday, Aug. 23, at the Edgar County Highway Department. The purpose of the meeting is to accept a bid from Alco Overhead Doors to … more
Invitation to bid
The Edgar County Board is now accepting bids to  replace the Main Hangar doors at the Edgar County Airport. Bid specifications may be found at www.edgarcountyillinois.com or by … more
Paris City Band is back
Exactly 705 days since their last concert of 2019, members of the Paris City Band kicked off their abbreviated 2021 season Sunday, June 20, at the Spicer Pavilion in Twin Lakes Park. The warm … more
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Brinkley graduates summa cum laude from Indiana State
Benjamon Brinkley, son of Shannon and Trisha Brinkley, graduated summa cum laude from the Honors College of Indiana State University with a bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice and a … more
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Crash ends high-speed, bi-state chase
A dramatic incident, fraught with danger occurred Monday, May 10, when a high-speed chase ended in a crash on Court Street in Paris. The incident started in Montezuma, Ind., when Robert. L. … more
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Damage to the historic Link Art Gallery amounts to broken windows, a bent fire escape, a banged-up overhang and missing bricks. None of the damage was structural, but the gallery has been closed to visitors and most staff while excavators demolished the Horace Link building.
Link Art Gallery looking ahead
The Link Art Gallery is carefully moving toward reopening now that it is out of the Horace Link building’s shadow. The Horace Link building, known locally as a former furniture store, was … more
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Members of the Edgar County Public Health Department accept a Friend of Education award from Paris 95 School Board president Kevin Knoefel. Left to right, Janet Mason, Monica Dunn, Marissa Beck and Knoepfel. The board recognized the department for its support making continued in-person learning possible during the 2020-2021 school year.
Friend of Education award from Paris 95 School Board
Local scholarship applications available
Applications are available now at all the county high schools for the 2021 Edgar County Retired Teachers’ Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is for seniors entering college in the fall and … more
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Ashley Hudson, back to camera, speaks to a group of supporters early in her campaign for Arkansas State Representative. Hudson won against her Republican opponent by 24 votes and will be sworn in January 11 for the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Paris grad is Arkansas rep
Ashley Welch Hudson knows the importance of one vote in winning the election — more precisely, 24 votes. The Paris High School graduate and former Miss Edgar County Fair is one of the newest … more
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City of Chrisman trying to balance health insurance
CHRISMAN — The issue of providing spouse/family health insurance for Chrisman city employees is proving a difficult challenge. Commissioner Cory Chaney has been looking at plans, talking to … more
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With graduated tax failure, ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful,’ governor says
By JERRY NOWICKIjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Backers of a graduated income tax constitutional amendment conceded defeat Wednesday for Gov. JB Pritzker’s marquee … more
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