Tate Farm Equipment Inc. at 330 State Highway 32 in Stewardson has been sold to Stu's Equipment Repair LLC.

Jim Dietz of Sigel has founded an organization he hopes will make a difference in society by helping teachers learn alternative means of education in the classroom, endowing scholarships at high schools for students going into education, endowing scholarships at the the collegiate level for students pursuing teacher certificates and teaching the general public through the play of games.

The Shelbyville school board was not in the mood to hold much back during a recent meeting when it came to the auditorium renovation project. They gave Superintendent Shane Schuricht the nod to start taking bids for a state-of-the-art auditorium.

The Shelbyville Daily Union is seeking nominations for “Citizen of the Year.” The deadline to nominate someone is March 2.

After conducting a detailed study of safety issues and past accidents at the intersection of Illinois Route 32 and Bruce-Findlay Road in Moultrie County, IDOT has agreed to convert the intersection to a 4-way stop.

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year – a constitutional amendment that allows the state to impose higher income tax rates on higher income earners.

SPRINGFIELD – Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House of Representatives after unanimously passing a committee Wednesday.

The Shelbyville City Council passed an emergency repair resolution on Tuesday night and bypassed normal bidding procedures to head off a safety issue downtown.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Police director said this week that his department has stepped up illegal firearm ownership enforcement methods, but it needs greater resources to continue the job — including fingerprints of Firearm Owner Identification Card applicants.

At a recent Shelby County Board meeting, State’s Attorney Gina Vonderheide requested a forensic audit of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office due to questions about the payroll. County Commissioner Earl Baker went one step further, calling for a forensic audit for all the county departments.

Touch screen technology is not only be using these days with contracts and other official documents, it has made its way to the Shelby County voting booth.

EFFINGHAM — Bond was reduced for an Effingham man charged with patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution, a Class 3 felony.

It was a magical evening for dads and their daughter at Shelbyville High School on Saturday, February 8. More than 300 guests attended and danced the night away and raised almost $5,000 for the SHS auditorium renovation.

The Shelbyville Daily Union is seeking nominations for “Citizen of the Year.” The deadline to nominate someone is March 2.

SHELBYVILLE — At HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, our colleagues carry the torch for the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis. Each month, a department is chosen to complete a “mission possible” that encompasses our mission and core values.

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is accusing the U.S. Department of Agriculture of playing favorites with trade war aid payments by giving more money to southern cotton farmers who were less affected by the trade war than Illinois soybean farmers.

EFFINGHAM — Scoping out options and ideas for home improvements were on the minds of Judson and Patricia DeVore of Shelbyville, so they made their way to the annual Effingham Area Home Builders Home Show Saturday.

It was time for David Purcell to say goodbye to substance abuse, even if he had to be the only one. Purcell was the lone graduate of Shelby County Drug Court at the Shelby County Courthouse on Jan. 31.

Students from Shelbyville Schools performed and presented at the statewide Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria last week.

Shelbyville School District called off classes on Thursday due to icy road conditions. For the students that means a snow day, even though there was more ice than snow.

Early voting for the March Illinois Primary began on Thursday, February 6, at the Shelby County Courthouse.

SPRINGFIELD – An estimated 2,500 children and young adults in Illinois who had been in the custody of the state’s foster care system within the last year abruptly lost their health coverage on Feb. 1.

Is crime going up or down in Shelbyville? According to the annual Police Year End Report for 2019 from Chief Dave Tallman, the news was mostly good.

EFFINGHAM — Effingham City Commissioner Merv Gillenwater was alone Tuesday in voting against the special-use permit and text amendment that would allow recreational-use cannabis sales in Effingham.

Aaric Kendall knew how to use a chain saw and that gave the Olympic Gold Medal winner in ice carving an extra edge. Little did he know cutting wood to heat his childhood home would turn into something cool.