Winchester, IL

A former Winchester EMS employee and board member has pleaded guilty to three felony theft charges stemming from an investigation into the misuse of funds belonging to the Scott County emergency medical service. 48-year-old Jennifer J. McMillen of Winchester entered guilty pleas to two Class 2 felony counts of theft and one Class 3 felony […]

Winchester school district voters gave a big thumbs up to an $8 and a half million referendum to build a new gym for the Winchester grade school. The gym that housed home high school basketball games, and the Winchester Tournament was torn down after it was shuttered in January. The roof was beginning to collapse […]

By Kent Coultas Cooper Eddinger scored two touchdowns and passed for another as West Central beat Sesser Valier 40-8 in the first round of the IHSA playoffs last weekend at Winchester. The Cougars (7-3) played at Camp Point Central (8-1) Saturday at 1 p.m. Camp Point beat West Central 28-0 in the first game of…

Lylee Gibbs was in the mountains of Winchester, Kentucky, when she was named runner-up of the world’s largest collegiate photojournalism competition.    As a panel of judges evaluated work from students across the globe for the 81st College Photographer of the Year competition, the former Daily Egyptian editor-in-chief was immersing herself in Winchester for a...

Gary and Barbara Jean Dorsy of Winchester are celebrating their 71st wedding anniversary. They were married on November 6, 1955 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Wrights with Rev. Ollie Phillips officiating. They are retired from owning and operating the Western Auto store in Winchester for 52 years. They are parents of two sons, Doug…

The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers traveled to Winchester Friday night to play the West Central Cougars and ended up foiling the Cougars Homecoming game by defeating the Cougars 21-0 in a game with almost as many penalties called as there were points scored. Greenfield/Northwestern improved their record to 5-2 on the season while West Central stands at…

Winchester school superintendent Jeff Abell says it’s only fair that voters in the school district know the extent of the building of a new gym at the Winchester Grade School will cost before they vote. Abell has been making presentations to the school board, and in each community this week. He has been in Glasgow, […]

Sheila (Smothers) Morath, 88, of Roseville, Illinois passed away at 1:28 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born March 21, 1938, in Winchester, Illinois, the […] The post Sheila (Smothers) Morath appeared first on Prairie Communications, LLC.

PORTA Central is proud to recognize our Bluejays of the Month for September. Our September character trait focus is Responsibility. We are proud of the way that these students take accountability for what they do both inside the classroom and outside of it. All names from left to right 3rd Grade – Kensley Winchester, Palmer Elliot, Elias Chick, & Zoelle […] The post PORTA Central Bluejays of the Month for September first appeared on Petersburg Observer & Menard County Review.