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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann |Reid Kamhi
A Christian County man is facing serious charges after a months-long investigation by the Illinois State Police.
44-year-old William C. Wanless of Edinburg was arrested June 12th and is being held in the Christian County Jail. He faces two Class X felony counts and one Class 1 felony count of possessing child pornography with the intent to distribute.
State Police special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began their investigation in March.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann |Reid Kamhi
The Christian County Board met on Tuesday evening. Michelle Brown was recognized. Brown is retiring after 38 years of service to the county, the State’s Attorney’s Office, and the public defender’s office. Brown was recognized by both the county board and State’s Attorney John McWard. McWard, who is usually never at a loss for words, struggled to put his feelings into words.
Brown thanked everyone for their support over the years.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Reid Kamhi |Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann
Students at Pana Junior High School are getting a unique opportunity to grow their mathematical and critical thinking skills and put them to use. The school’s science department has a Lego robot program, where students create Lego robots to compete against each other in competitions. The engaging nature of the work has drawn interest from many students, and they learn far more than just coding and engineering.
Mark Schmitz, a seventh grade science teacher at PJHS, runs the program.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Reid Kamhi |Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann
Drivers on a portion of Illinois Route 104 should prepare for delays this summer. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced patch work has begun on four bridge decks on the road between Kincaid and the border to Sangamon County. These bridges run over Lake Sangchris.
IDOT says the maintenance will create smoother surfaces and ensure the bridges will remain intact for many more years to come. The project is part of IDOT’s Rebuild Illinois initiative.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann |Reid Kamhi
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Recreation Director at the Taylorville Park District at their weekly meeting Tuesday at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.
Jessica Franks shared a full plate of activities happening at Manners Park this year, plus the status of the Park’s pool project.
On the pool, Franks stated bids received were over the 8-million dollar budget the District has established, so the project is being re-bid.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Greyson Baumann |Leroy Kleimola |Reid Kamhi
Taylorville Public Library is still welcoming community members to join their Summer reading program until June 26th, with a pool party and pizza to close things out. Anyone, at any age, is invited to join and see if you can come out of the competition as top reader. The Taylorville Public Library also has a Medicare workshop scheduled for Wednesday, July 23rd, mixed in with their regular programming.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Leroy Kleimola |Reid Kamhi |Greyson Baumann
The Christian County Board is set to meet this evening at 6 PM at the Christian County Courthouse to discuss business, review ordinances, and go over committee reports. Under committee reports, Leslie DeVore will be potentially approved for the Christian County Health Board, and potentially, a District 4 County Board member will also be approved.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Reid Kamhi |Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann
The Christian County Health Department says it has detected West Nile Virus in mosquitoes in Pana. It’s the first such case in the county this year. Environmental Health staff collected the sample on June 16. The Illinois Department of Public Health says that no humans have tested positive so far in 2025.
The Illinois Department of Public Health says most people with West Nile Virus experience nothing more than a fever and headache, and some will notice no symptoms at all.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Reid Kamhi |Leroy Kleimola
With summer courses in progress, Lincoln Land Community College is preparing for a fall semester of focused course options and new innovations. LLCC continues to pitch their offerings to recent high school graduates as well as older adults looking to enter or even revisit higher education.
Fall course registration is open until August 22. Executive Director Dee Krueger says the fall catalog includes – along with the general education classes – a variety of healthcare-related courses.
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1 week ago | 
taylorvilledailynews.com | Leroy Kleimola |Greyson Baumann |Reid Kamhi
A federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday against multiple entities, following a sexual assault on a Taylorville Student in 2024. Ashley and Chadd Peden of Stonington have filed a federal lawsuit with Disparti Law Group against Taylorville School District and Durham School Services concerning a sexual assault that happened in January 2024.
The case stems from the Peden’s then 10-year-old daughter, who was a victim of sexual assault by a 14-year-old both on the school bus and on her walk home.
