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According to a Mattoon Police Department Press Release, Mattoon police arrested Jeffrey A. Mingus, age 37 of Mattoon, on Friday April 29th at 6:22 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 900 block of Charlest...

The Governor's Highway Safety Association and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility has awarded the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) a special grant to conduct ten Advanced R...

Parts of Southern Illinois reportedly felt the effects of an earthquake this weekend. The 3.5-magnitude quake hit overnight Sunday near the border between Illinois and Kentucky near La Center, Kentuck...

A tentative agreement is being announced between the University of Illinois and the school's non-tenure faculty. All strike activity is suspended after a unanimous union vote. A five-year contract agr...

The third annual Country Bands for the Cure will be held in Sadorus May 27th and 28th. There's a ranch-style rodeo Friday night, followed by live country music. On Saturday, it's bull riding with some...

The Mattoon Public Works Department will begin flushing hydrants tomorrow (Monday, 5/2). Flushing will be conducted weekdays from 7 AM to 3 PM. If you notice discoloration in your water, just let it r...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library is holding Astronomy Night on Tuesday, May 10th, at 8 PM. Cloud cover permitting, telescopes will be set up in the library's parking lot, and participants are we...

The WHAT community group has extended its spring plant sale today (5/1) in Windsor. They'll have a wide variety of annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs, combination pots and more. Sale hours ar...

Beginning Monday (5/2), Mattoon Area PADS will institute a change in their policy regarding the amount of time non-Coles County residents can stay in their facility. The three-day stay is intended for...

EIU's Board of Trustees votes to increase tuition. WEIU-TV reports that students will see a 1.5% increase in the fall. The school says the increase is only about $4, from $285 per credit hour up to $2...