The 69-year-old Smith, who also serves on the fair board, showed animals at the fair as an FFA student at Georgetown High School. When he retired this year as beef superintendent, the fair board surprised him with a wooden clock to celebrate the 45 fairs he's been a part of.

Many county board members believe it would be better for the relationship to end on the "most cordial means possible," he too said.

Following the success of last month's LIVE ON NORTH STREET event, Bresee Bar and Grill is planning to have some outdoor seating right out front on the sidewalk area. Danville Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk says the downtown businesses right around there are very much in favor of this.

Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk says pending full council approval, one of the first things for the city to do will be update the zoning code. So if the plan calls for industry, transportation improvements, and residential in a particular area, current the zoning code matches up.

These ACE patrols allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs.

The Georgetown Fair Queen Pageant was held Monday night at the Fairgrounds Banquet Center, and a 17 year old Salt Fork teenager was crowned as the 2026 Miss Georgetown Fair Queen. She is Palyn Provost, a 17 year old from Catlin. 1st runner-up is Laney Cooke 2nd runner-up is Kamryn Wright 3rd runner-up is Sophie Forshier Other pageant awards were aw...

The first stop was meeting twin sisters Kelsey and Kaylee Blackford, from the Armstrong - Potomac area, in the Senior Division of the 4-H Open Beef Showcase. Kelsey took first place. And now, she's ready for a, should we say, bigger challenge.

The Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund assists small nonprofits that have annual budgets of $1 million or less and at least one full-time employee. Money in the fund comes from fees that not-for-profit corporations pay when filing annual reports with the Illinois Secretary of State - and not from personal or property tax dollars.

There will also be discussion sessions on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health and Family & Parenting. The Community Foundation of East Central Illinois will also award a $1,000 grant to a local non-profit organization in attendance.

The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage after the national blood supply fell nearly 25% in June.