Category Archives: Local News

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will host "That's to Dye For!" on August 25th starting at 10:00 a.m. This hands-on workshop will walk you through the process of naturally dyeing fabric, using na...

The next Land of Lincoln Honor Flight will depart Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport August 21st. Veterans from Mattoon, Effingham, Shelbyville, Decatur, Macon, Champaign, and 35 other communities will b...

EIU's office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism is seeking help preparing for their biggest blanket making day of the year. On August 18th, there will be 400 EIU students making fleece blankets for ...

The annual Friends of the NRA banquet returns to the Mattoon Eagles Club August 16th. Over 20 guns will be given away including a limited edition NRA Henry lever-action rifle and Colt Cobra; A-R style...

The number of people sickened from McDonald's salads is rising, according to the CDC. The agency announced there are now 436 confirmed cases of cyclospora infection, part of an outbreak that started i...

[[ Editors: Note credit must be given to Fox News' Fox News Sunday ]] (Providence, RI) -- A top Democrat is speaking out against the possibility of a new government Space Force agency. {FNSSpaceReed1_...

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) It has become a familiar refrain for Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy. Nagy has often repeated the words ''nothing new'' over the past 3+ weeks regarding contract talks with first-...

(San Francisco, CA) -- A San Francisco jury is handing down a reported 250-million-dollar award to a Bay Area man who sued the Monsanto Company. Dewayne Lee Johnson claimed in his civil suit that his ...

(Marion, OH) -- Police are saying an Ohio woman made up a story about the near-abduction of her child that went viral on Facebook. Chelsie Hendel of Marion was arrested Friday, a day after posting a l...

(Cape Canaveral, FL) -- A special NASA probe is on its way to the sun. The Parker Solar Probe blasted off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta Four Heavy Rocket from Cape Canaveral early this morning. ...