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Updated: weather advisory roundup

Updated 3:30 p.m.The National Weather Service has issued several advisories in advance of the winter weather that is forecast for Thursday afternoon and Friday.Macon County is under a winter storm...

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Piatt County board sells Annex

The Piatt County Board on Friday sold its former annex building to a local businessman.The 14,000-square-foot annex, empty since county offices moved to the former Kirby Hospital site a year ago, was...

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Two weather advisories issued for East Central Illinois

    The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Ford and Iroquois Counties from 3am Tuesday morning through midnight Tuesday night.    Light snow is expected to develop Monday...

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Piatt voters will have advisory say on rural lot size

MONTICELLO — Should Piatt County reduce the 20-acre minimum required for home-building on agricultural land? Voters will get a chance to chime in on this issue through an April 9 advisory referendum....

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Woman dies in Piatt County crash

La PLACE — One woman died and a second was injured as a result of a two-vehicle collision in southwestern Piatt County Thursday morning.Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Jorden Austin, 20,...

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Winter storm watch issued for East Central Illinois

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for all of East Central Illinois except Ford and Iroquois counties from late Saturday through Monday morning.Ford and Iroquois counties are...

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Bement schools chief takes new job

BEMENT — School Superintendent Daniel Brue has accepted the top post in the Meridian school district, a job he will take over on July 1.Brue, who has been at the 322-student Bement district for four...

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Bement board hopefuls vying for its presidency

Bement will have a new village board president after Mollie Stevens opted not to run for another term April 9. Two current village board candidates — Patrick Tieman and Gerald Manint — will face each...

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Piatt County election results April 9, 2013

Results from contested races in Piatt County:√ indicates apparent winner.read more

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Update: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the area

UPDATED 11:40 p.m. WednesdayThe National Weather Service has canceled a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Champaign County, eastern Douglas County, northern Edgar County and southern Vermilion...

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Rep. Schock expects to be cleared in ethics probe

CHAMPAIGN — U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock said Saturday that he believes he will be cleared in an ongoing investigation of possible illegal fundraising in an Illinois Republican primary election last...

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Updated: wind advisory in effect for two area counties

Update 3:15 PM:The wind advisory for most of East Central Illinois has been canceled, but it remains in effect for Ford and Iroquois Counties until 6 p.m. Monday night.The National Weather Service says...

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Wind advisory issued for East Central Illinois

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for East Central Illinois from noon to 6 p.m. Monday.  Counties under the advisory include Champaign, Vermilion, Douglas, Edgar, Coles, Shelby,...

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Piatt board to consider Annex sale

MONTICELLO — The county board may sell its Annex building at a special meeting this Friday.Board members have set up a special meeting at 10 a.m. to consider bids for the 14,000-square-foot structure...

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Winter weather advisory issued for East Central Illinois

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Ford and Iroquois Counties from 6 p.m. Thursday to noon Friday.In those areas, snow accumulation of three to five inches and ice...

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