Author Archives: MyRadioLink

Urbana Works To Decriminalize Marijuana
The City of Urbana is close to decriminalizing marijuana. City officials gave preliminary approval this week to reduce the fine for possession of cannabis paraphernalia from three-hundred-dollars to 2...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2016 Paige Filler / CC

Fundfest to Support EIU Employees Brings in Big Money
A couple weeks ago, a fundraising event was held in Charleston in support of staff who had been laid off from Eastern Illinois University due to the state budget impasse. The event was called "Fundfes...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2016

March to Support Education Funding to be Held Monday
There is a march planned to the district office of State Rep. Reggie Phillips that will take place at noon on Monday (5/16) beginning at Morton Park in Charleston. The march is being put on by EIU-UPI...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2016

Organ And Tissue Donor Registry Hits 6 Million
Illinois' organ and tissue donor registry is growing. Secretary of State Jesse White says the list has reached six-million-people. That is nearly half the entire population of the state. About 300 peo...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2016 Mark Morgan / CC
Mattoon Cleanup Day
Mattoon's annual citywide cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 21st from 8 to 11 a.m. On that day, trash bins will be available for use by Mattoon residents at the city's yard waste facility at Shelb...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2016

Chris Barker Memorial Tractor Drive and Show
The annual Chris Barker Memorial Tractor Drive and Show will be held June 12th. Sign-in starts at 7:30 am and the drive will begin at 8:30 from Tower Hill Village Park. Terry Warren Catering will have...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2016 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

First Neighbor Bank Scoreboard: 05/12/16
Softball: Charleston: 13 - Newton: 2 (Final) Clinton: 3 - Tuscola: 0 (Final) Effingham: 14 - St. Anthony: 1 (Final....Game 1) Effingham: 4 - St. Anthony: 1 (Final....Game 2) Sullivan: 22 - St. Teresa:...
MyRadioLink May 12, 2016

The Band Perry Goes Pop
About two months ago, The Band Perry and their record label, Republic Nashville split up. Today, The Band Perry, has announced they have signed with Interscope Records. The family trio will work prima...
MyRadioLink May 12, 2016 superde1uxe / CC

Mattoon Exchange Club 40th Annual Golf Tournament
The Mattoon Exchange Club's 40th annual golf tournament will be played at Rogala June 4th. Two men's flights, two for the ladies, and one youth flight. Money raised benefits area youth programs, and w...
MyRadioLink May 12, 2016 Krzysztof Urbanowicz / CC
David Davis Mansion hosts 150 automobiles June 5 at Champagne British Car Festival
Beautiful cars in a beautiful setting - that's the promise of the 25th Annual Champagne British Car Festival on June 5 at the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site. This silver-anniversary ev...
MyRadioLink May 12, 2016


