Author Archives: MyRadioLink

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
This is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Illinois State Police says it is focused on catching drivers who fail to abide by the texting-while-driving law and other distracted driving...
MyRadioLink Apr 15, 2016 jo.sau / CC

First Neighbor Bank Scoreboard: 04/14/16
Baseball: Altamont: 9 - Mulberry Grove: 0 (Final) Charleston: 16 - Sullivan: 3 (Final) Effingham: 14 - North Clay: 3 (Final) Neoga: 8 - Cumberland: 0 (Final) Olney: 7 - Paris: 1 (Final) T-Town: 12 - D...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016

Who's Coming to Bagelfest 2016?
Curious about who's coming to Bagelfest this summer??? Well, the wait is almost over! Don't miss the Yawn Patrol tomorrow, Friday, Morning because Mattoon Tourism Director Angelia Burgett will be join...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016 liz west / CC
Genevia Marie Jones
Genevia Marie Jones age 82 of rural Newton passed away at 12 noon April 12, 2016 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois. A Memorial Gathering will be held for Genevia from 11:00 a....
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016

Illinois Adds 14,700 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.5%
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that Illinois' unemployment rate in March rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased by +14,700 jobs...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016 Simon Cunningham / CC

March Activity for ISP District 12
Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of March. Troopers in District 12, which includes Clark, Clay, Crawford...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016

No More Book Sharing For Iowa, Illinois
Readers on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River will soon have to only visit their libraries. The sharing agreement between Iowa and Illinois that let readers check out books at libraries on bot...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016 Stewart Butterfield / CC

U of I Settles Athlete's Claims of Abuse
The University of Illinois will be paying out more than six-hundred-thousand dollars to settle abuse claims against student athletes. Three-hundred-75-thousand-dollars will be paid following a federal...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016

Mattoon High School Presenting "Legally Blonde Jr."
Mattoon High School Drama Club will be performing "Legally Blonde Jr." at 7 p.m. today and Friday in the Mattoon High School gym. "Legally Blonde Jr." is an edited version of "Legally Blonde," a music...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016

Parents Could Have To Document Vaccine Choice
If you don't vaccinate your kids for religious reasons in Illinois, you could soon have to provide a letter to your kids' schools explaining why. Health officials in Springfield are proposing some sor...
MyRadioLink Apr 14, 2016 NIAID / CC


