Findlay News

Area firefighters were kept busy this weekend with a house fire in Shelbyville and a grain bin fire near Westervelt.

Noted author and lecturer on Abraham Lincoln, Dan Guillory of Findlay, has recently released the audio version of his book of poetry The Lincoln Poems.

Chloe and Zoe Frederick would like to announce the birth of their baby sister, Josee.

The Native American camps drew many visitors with demonstrations of the lifestyle during Cowden Pioneer Days this weekend.

A sea of mixed emotions was evident among Main Street School students as they readied themselves for the first day of school Monday morning.

Ted T. Phillips, 44, Channahon, appeared before Judge Kimberly Koester Monday and pled guilty to felony driving while license revoked, a Class 4 felony.

SPRINGFIELD, IL The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued a request for proposals for a new operator for the Eagle Creek Resort and Conference Center, a lodge and golf course complex on the shore of Lake Shelbyville in Eagle Creek State Recreation Area near Findlay in Shelby County.

Captain Larry Edwards of the Sullivan Fire Department accepts a $1,000 grant check from the Shelbyville Wal-Mart. Edwards said that grant check will go towards the purchase of a new laptop computer that the department can take into businesses in Sullivan to do pre-plans and keep the community safer.

State Rep. Bob Flider is continuing his pledge to be accessible to residents of his district by scheduling monthly satellite office hours in communities around the 101st District.

State Rep. Bob Flider is continuing his pledge to be accessible to residents of his district by scheduling monthly satellite office hours in communities around the 101st District.

Few borrowers read every line of the avalanche of paperwork that comes with a mortgage, and even the most well-intentioned might have difficulty understanding all costs associated with their loan -- and how it compares with what other lenders are offering.

A suspect remains at large following a police chase Monday evening north of Shelbyville and ending in Westervelt.

Jul. 25--DECATUR -- While the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is eager to find a new lease holder for the shuttered Eagle Creek Resort on Lake Shelbyville, under the best of circumstances, next spring is likely the earliest the facility could reopen, DNR Deputy Director Leslie Sgro said Friday.

Any parent who has had to pay a child's college tuition or is planning on paying tuition can truly appreciate scholarships.

Local attorney E. C. Eberspacher has confirmed that Circuit Court Judge Michael Kiley has accepted the recommendation of the court receiver appointed for Eagle Creek Resort near Findlay and has ordered the resort closed.

Elizabeth Pettyjohn Thrall , Grace Weber Sydney Boehm , Hailey Potter , Shelby Dash Submitted Photo / Daily Union / Published July 02, 2009 05:03 pm - The Silver Spurs 4-H Club held their second show on June 28th to wrap up their 2-show series and to name the high point and reserve high point award winners in two divisions.

Arlen and Evelyn Lash will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 5, 2009.

It is with a heavy heart that I report on the passing of Dean John E. Cribbet on May 23, 2009.

IDNR Addresses Recent Internet Rumors of Cougars in Illinois Photos being circulated claiming to be taken in Illinois are actually from Wyoming SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is addressing recent internet rumors claiming photographic evidence of cougars in Illinois.

This year hundreds of school children around Shelby County will benefit from D.A.R.E. , the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.