Christian County

PANA -- A Pana woman was arrested earlier this week on accusations of child grooming stemming back to an incident in late February. The Christian County Sheriff's Department (CCSD) was...

TAYLORVILLE -- The Taylorville-based organization "My Community My Family" (MCMF) is collecting health surveys to identify cancer and disease clusters in the community. "The purpose of our group conducting a...

PANA -- The Pana City Council voted to amend an existing ordinance regulating liquor sales on Saturday for a trial period during its regular meeting on Monday, March 25. The...

TAYLORVILLE -- A public hearing was held Tuesday night, March 26 jointly presented by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Ameren Illinois was...

EDINBURG – The Village of Edinburg heard a proposal from Sloan Implement during its regular meeting on Monday, February 12, 2023. For residents who were upset with the decision of...

TAYLORVILLE — Published court appearances reflect the daily 10:00 a.m. criminal call and do not necessarily account for all felony proceedings heard that day. The following cases were heard in the...

PANA -- An early morning fire Tuesday in Pana has resulted in the death of a woman, according to Christian County Coroner Amy Calvert-Winans. A press release from the Pana...

TAYLORVILLE — The following blotter has been reported by the Christian County Sheriff’s Department for the period of December 19, 2023 to January 4, 2024 and are as follows: Arrests Dec. 20: Brock...

EDINBURG – The Village of Edinburg held a regular meeting on Monday. January 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall. Village President David Luttrell informed the Board on Monday...

PANA/ARCOLA --  John Gardner, President and CEO of Peoples Bank and Trust (PBT or Peoples), headquartered in Pana and Dale Boyer, President and CEO of First Bank, headquartered in Arcola,...