The 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame Class will be inducted on Friday. The event will take place before the Homecoming football ...

The Piatt County Democrats will hold numerous events in the upcoming weeks. Residents wanting yard signs for democratic candidates including Vice President Kamala Harris, Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and ...

The 2024 Monticello Homecoming takes place next week. The theme is Once Upon a Monticello High School Homecoming. The week long event will include multiple dress up days for high school students. Next ...

Sages Class of 1969 will celebrate 55-years since graduation at MHS Homecoming 2024 on September 27th and 28th. Any classmates that have not received celebration information please email: sagesmhs1969 ...

The Piatt County Mental Health Center needs the public’s help. In November, the county will ask voters to approve a referendum to create a 708 board. The board would allow a property tax levy to be ...

On Oct. 12 the public will get to see all that the Monticello Fire Department can do. The department will host their 131 open house from noon to 4 p.m. at the fire house located at 211 N. Hamilton.

KMC and the Kirby Auxiliary will sponsor the next Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, October 22nd, from noon to 5:30 at the Monticello Community Building. Be part of something and make an appointment!

The wind farm project in northern Piatt County is continuing. The project, which was approved in October 2023, is supposed to be operational by next spring. The county board and Apex Clean Energy have ...

T. Joanne Simpson died on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Boise, ID. She was 77. Joanne was born August 21, 1946, in Champaign, IL, the daughter of Dwight and Arvilla (Gaard) Doss. She attended ...

Lakeview College of Nursing (LCN) recently held a White Coat Ceremony to recognize students who achieved the transition into clinical practice within their bachelor’s degree nursing program. Ashley ...

Ike Young has consistently made plays through the first three weeks of the high school football season. With both his arm and his feet. The result? The Monticello football team has a two-game win ...

I am writing to express my strong support for the Piatt County Mental Health Referendum and the proposed small property tax increase to fund a community 708 Mental Health Board. This initiative is ...