The Prairie Press

07/20/2025

‼️FAIR UPDATE‼️
Due to weather, the Edgar County Fair Queen pageant has been moved to the Paris Cooperative High School.

*** Miss Edgar Co. Fair Pageant UPDATE 12:15pm ***
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Due to the unusually large amount of rain forecasted for this afternoon/evening, and the already saturated conditions of the fairgrounds, The Edgar County Fair Pageant is being RELOCATED TO THE PARIS COOPERATIVE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. Doors will open at 5:30pm, with the show starting at 7:00pm.

BOX SEAT HOLDERS - Please wear your already provided arm bands. Box seats will have reserved lower level seating at the Pageant.

GENERAL ADMISSION - $7 admission at door. $3 for kids 12 and under.

07/20/2025

Fans of the Barnyard Scramble at the Edgar County Fair will be missing something this year, but will find a lively new event in its place: the Ag Olympics.

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Fans of the Barnyard Scramble at the Edgar County Fair will be missing something this year, but will find a lively new event in its place: the Ag Olympics. The Fair Board, having difficulties …

07/20/2025

⚠️ Weather Alert: Flood Watch for Edgar County until 12:00pm CDT Monday.

07/20/2025

To kick off the Edgar County Fair, Mitchell Tenpenny and Austin Snell rocked the Grandstands tonight.
Stay tuned for more photos!

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07/19/2025

07/19/2025

On Sunday, July 20, seven local women will compete for the title of 2025 Miss Edgar County, and 16 young girls will vie for the title of 2025 Little Miss Edgar County. Meet the girls before the big night!

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2024 Miss Edgar County, Aubrey Lawson Aubrey is the 19-year-old daughter of Aaron and Wendy Lawson of Paris. She will be returning as a sophomore to Ivy Tech Community College this fall. Aubrey …

07/18/2025

A month after Paris-Union District 95 flagged a $740K property tax collection gap, officials now say the money was never truly missing, just misreported.

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Just one month after Paris-Union District 95 first claimed a nearly $740,000 property tax collection shortfall, the issue remains under scrutiny—and debate. While initial reports pointed to …

07/18/2025

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07/18/2025

The Paris 10U baseball team dominated their first week of the season with four big wins. Stellar pitching, smart base running and powerful bats fueled their undefeated run.

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Paris 10U 8, D2 Marshall 0 Kaelan B was dominant on the hill, as the righty rang up 13 strikeouts in Paris’s 8-0 victory over Marshall on Tuesday. Kaelan gave up zero hits and zero runs …

07/17/2025

When Mattoon’s tap water was deemed unsafe due to toxic algal blooms, local Paris business J&B Pallets jumped into action, distributing nearly 100 cases of bottled water to residents.

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MATTOON—Residents of Mattoon, Ill., endured several tense days following the issuance of a “Do Not Drink” order for municipal tap water after dangerously high levels of a harmful …