The Shelbyville City Council met on Monday night and the menu was food trucks and Chautauqua frustration.

An Altamont Community High School graduate says she has been stripped of the “2019 Ms. Nevada State” crown and banned from the national Ms. America pageant because of her outspoken support of President Donald Trump and her conservative political views.

SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Republican sponsors of a bill he vetoed Tuesday announced they will continue to work on legislation aimed at clarifying the state’s school code as it pertains to BB guns, air-powered guns and other similar weapons.

Ethan S. Law, 26, of Shelbyville was sentenced to 30 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Aug. 14, according to Shelby County State’s Attorney Gina Vonderheide.

Restless Heart was the entertainment for Windsor Harvest Picnic on Friday, and the musicians drew large crowds of picnic-goers to the Shelby County community.

The first step is complete in the torching of the Eagle Creek Resort on Lake Shelbyville. Eagles’ Nest Lodge was used for fire training and then turned to ashes on Saturday. Eagle Creek Hotel will face the flames next Saturday and Sunday.

On the second day of CEO, students experienced the value of making small talk and how it not only helps get to know one another better, but can also make an introduction easier and more interesting.

Submitted photoThe Badass Women Ireland Tour poses with their banner in Ireland.

Kim Varner of Neoga had a vision of taking women on an experiential trip.

EFFINGHAM — A former Marine Corps sergeant is walking across the United States to raise money and awareness to the plight of homeless veterans.

COWDEN – A rodeo, food, live music, queen pageant and a not-so-beauty pageant are just a few of the activities scheduled for this year’s 2019 Cowden Pioneer Days Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-25, at Cowden Village Park.

There were smiles and laughter and tears and laughter as kids entered Main Street School in Shelbyville on Thursday for their first day classes. Parents took pictures. Teachers guided the young students to their rooms. The sun was shining. It's a new school year.

Ding, ding. The Salvation Army in Shelbyville is off and running helping people in Shelby County. They will hold a yard sale at the there location on Main Street and start signing local people for their second-ever season of bell ringing.

"School days, school days, dear old Golden Rule days, 'reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic, taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick." Another year of school in Shelby County starts in earnest this week.

EFFINGHAM — The world of virtual reality is blossoming, thanks to interest from people like former Lake Land College student Josh McCombe. McCombe spent last summer interning with Lake Land professor Scott Rhine, and McCombe created a virtual reality technology demonstration.

A road was blocked in Neoga by a stopped CN train Sunday afternoon as a southbound CN train that reportedly crashed into a trailer at a railroad crossing just west of the intersection of West Sixth Street and Route 45 in downtown Neoga.

Item 11 on the Shelbyville City Council agenda on Monday was "Unfinished Business."

Playing in water can be fun, but it can also be dangerous if kids don't know about water safety, according the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

STEWARDSON — The Stewardson American Legion Wilbur Braughton Post 611 received a land donation from the First National Bank of Waterloo in Stewardson to be used as the future site of the new American Legion building.

A Windsor man who was aboard the Amtrak train that crashed near Chicago on Sunday, killing a truck driver and derailing five passenger cars, described the sights and sounds as indelible.

A Vandalia man has pleaded guilty to "grooming" a child under the age of 17, a Class 4 felony.

Ministering to families in need was the desire of the women's group at the First Assembly of God in Shelbyville. They started Joanna's House with that ministry in mind and it has become a welcome piece to the puzzle in helping the needy in Shelby County.

A Neoga man is pursuing his dream of becoming a priest by going through his education overseas in Rome.

The Illinois Family and Consumer Science Teachers Association met Tuesday in Effingham and focused on sustainable farming.

A pond in Neoga located at the south end of Industrial Avenue has signs posted banning all fishing due to blue-green algae.

As trade talks dredge on, Illinois’ senior Republican House member says farmers in his district are pushing for the federal government to move on a deal with Mexico and Canada, but he suspects politics are getting in the way.

Dieterich – Wright’s Furniture & Flooring will be expanding its business to Taylorville. Wright’s Furniture Chairman Tom Wright and President John Wright are proud to announce that the family-owned business bought Jensen’s Home Furnishings, and the transition should be complete by Aug. 1.

SHELBYVILLE – In December 2019, 44-year-old Brandy Stivers of Findlay, went to her local doctor’s office not feeling well. The doctor’s office did an EKG, but it showed no signs of heart issues.

Shelbyville School District held their July board meeting last week with their new superintendent and prepared for the upcoming school year.