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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 Fire Department reveals that fire crews were dispatched to 1 Cherokee St. in Pana at 12:27 a.m. Tuesday morning. The scene upon arrival was a single-story home and garage that were engulfed in flames. Two people were still inside the house when the call came in. When the crews arrived, […]
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 that he finally heard back from Dollar General around two days before Christmas. He was informed that currently, the project was too expensive for Dollar General to pursue. Specifically, the cost of land acquisition and the cost to get utilities out to the proposed store was too expensive. However, the […]
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 Drockton, 33, Carlinville, was arrested by deputies on an active Christian County warrant for failing to appear in court for possession of a controlled substance. Dec. 21: Derrick Bell Williams, 34, Morrisonville, was arrested by Edinburg police for domestic battery and intimidation. Jan. 10: Jeremy Cole, 43, Tower Hill, was […]
TAYLORVILLE — Published Christian County 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 by Judge Brad Paisley from the Fourth Judicial Circuit on December 21, January 4, January 5, and January 8: Kyle T. Adler, 23CF95. (Aggravated battery of a peace officer; domestic battery causing bodily harm.) There was a status hearing on a motion for furlough that which was granted by the […]
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, are pleased to announce an agreement to merge First Bank with Peoples Bank and Trust. The bank resulting from the merger will be Peoples Bank and Trust. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in late spring or early summer. "I’m excited to bring Peoples […]
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. Circuit Court Judge Brad Paisley heard cases on December 7, 11, 12, and 14. The following is a consolidated report of those cases heard: Tavonn M. Adams, 23CF98. (Possession of cannabis in an amount between 500 to 2,000 grams; manufacturing or delivering 30 to 500 grams if cannabis; other amount of a schedule one and two […]
TAYLORVILLE -- The Christian County Health Department is now at its new home at 703 N. Pawnee after operations were briefly paused to allow for the move. The health department closed Friday to begin the relocation process from its current location at 902 W. Springfield Road. The move would last until Monday, Dec. 18. The health department's first day at the new location was Tuesday. The new facility was previously home to Christian County Mental Health, now located at 707 […]
SPRINGFIELD -- Christian County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier", is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state's 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If […]
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