A search is underway for a missing 14-year-old girl from the Chicago area, and authorities are asking for the public’s help in bringing her home safely.   ...

The Safe Passage program in Taylorville is looking to expand its outreach, recruit volunteer drivers, and ramp up fundraising.  The program works in conjunction with the ...

Students in the Christian County CEO program are celebrating the end of a successful year of founding and pitching their businesses and achieving sales.  The student ...

The Christian County Sheriff’s Office proudly welcomes Deputy Blake Trimble as he transitions into his role as a full-time patrol deputy.   The Sheriff’s ...

Community members wishing to support local veterans will have an opportunity this coming Wednesday, May 6.  It’s Operation Honor Guard’s “Day of ...

According to a press release received by Hart Media Group, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently conducted a targeted vehicle stop in Shelby County on April 21, ...

Rochelle Ida “Shelley” Simpson, 61 of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.  She was born on May 12, 1964, in ...

Gerealine “Gerry” I. Hartig, 95, of Taylorville, passed away at 1:50 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at her home. She was born on October 25, 1930, in Christopher, IL, ...

Ray E. Duncan, 74, of Dawson, IL, passed away at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL, on April 20, 2026. Ray was born on September 7, 1952, in Grafton, IL, son of the late ...

Mary Ruth Beach, 94, of Taylorville, IL, passed away on April 22, 2026, at Taylorville Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She was born on October 31, 1931, in Blue Mound, IL, to the late ...

Ronald L. Beck, 82 of Taylorville, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, in his home.  He was born on September 9, 1943, in Moweaqua, the son of Gail and Audrey (Behl) ...

Jesse “Don” Satterlee, Sr., 91, of Neoga, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026, at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, Illinois. He was born May 2, ...