Tuscola News

TUSCOLA, Ill. - A central Illinois prosecutor says he won't file charges against the owner of a home where authorities seized 55 dogs last week.

CHARLESTON - A Tuscola teenager died after an accident late Sunday night, a Coles County Sheriff's crash investigator reported Monday. Erika Elaine Williams, 18, was traveling south bound on Illinois Route 130, north of County Road 1200N. According to witnesses at the scene when her vehicle crossed over the center divide line and traveled approximately 1/4 of a mile south in the north bound lane. The vehicle then struck the end of a guard rail face and rolled numerous times. Williams was thrown from the vehicle, Coles County Sheriff's Traffic Crash Investigator John Clough reported Monday.

TUSCOLA – The Douglas County Board has voted to raise the dog registration fee from $8 to $9, and approved a $10 fee to be added to each dog registration to establish a pet population control fund.

Name: Ted Hammers School: Springfield High School Grade recently completed: 10 If I were a cookie, I'd be: An Oreo because I stay crispy.

TUSCOLA – The Douglas County sheriff says the award of a federal grant is going to move his department ahead about 15 years in technology terms.

Donald Wayne Rutan, 76, died at his home in Eureka, with his Bettie by his side, Monday, July 14, 2008 following a courageous battle against cancer.

Donald Wayne Rutan, 76, died at his home in Eureka, with his Bettie by his side, Monday, July 14, 2008 following a courageous battle against cancer.

A Champaign County Circuit Court jury has awarded Tuscola Police Chief Craig Hastings and his wife, Kalee, $2.1 million in damages stemming from severe injuries he sustained in 2004.

Herald & Review/Stephen Haas Tuscola's Clayton Meyer , Jesse Hall and Christian Lehmann stand on the field after receiving their fourth-place medals during the IHSA Class 1A consolation game against Putnam ...

Staff members for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will host office hours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 18 at the Tuscola Public Library, 112 E. Sale St., Tuscola.

The video-recorded police interview in which a man denies killing and robbing a St.

ARCOLA – The worst of the flooding was about a month ago, but Douglas County residents are still struggling to deal with the aftermath of water sweeping through their yards, basements and living spaces.

Tuscola's online source for information. Smoke, smell prompts fire department to Dollar General June 23, 2008 Two burnt out ballasts were the cause of a fire call at the Tuscola Dollar General on the corners of ...

TUSCOLA – A trial date has been set for one of the men accused of killing Douglas County Chief Deputy Tommy Martin.

TUSCOLA – Jackie Stenger cried so hard she could hardly speak when describing what the floods had done to her home.

The clean up continues for many families in Central Illinois. As homeowners start to dry out, they're getting a first hand look at the damage the waters left behind.

There's no shame in fourth place. That's what Tuscola baseball players were telling each other after falling 5-4 to Putnam County in the weather-shortened IHSA Class 1A state third place game Saturday ...

It's never a good sign when you give up a leadoff bomb. Sam Hodges hit Clayton Meyer's third pitch of the game over the wall in right for his first home run, propelling Marissa past the Warriors 10-2 and into ...

The Bureau and Marshall-Putnam County Farm Bureaus are sponsoring a Prime Timer bus trip to Amish country July 11.

Sheriff Charlie McGrew has named Daniel C. Brown, 55, Deputy Chief of Administration for the Douglas County ...