Category Archives: Local News

As a girls on the run coach you get to experience the program first hand. Feel a sense of accomplishment that you have made a difference in the lives of girls and have a ton of fun with your team of c...

SPRINGFIELD -Fire departments in Illinois that need assistance purchasing emergency vehicles can now apply for a loan through the Fire Truck and Ambulance Revolving Loan Programs. The Office of the St...

Volunteers are needed to help dismantle a barn that will be moved to the Five Mile House location. Work is scheduled to begin tomorrow (8/8) weather permitting, and should take three-days. If you're i...

One person suffered minor injuries in a single vehicle accident early this morning. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Caleb Imhoff, of Goshen, Indiana was eastbou...

A Casey woman was injured in a crash near Greenup this morning. According to the Illinois State Police, 43-year-old Amy Brandt was westbound on I-70 at milepost 121 when her pickup left the roadway an...

The 2018 inductees for the Mattoon Letterman's Club Hall of Fame are: Ryan Snowden, Class of 2003; Warren Hamilton, Class of 1971; and Connor James, Class of 2007. The banquet will be held August 23rd...

The 5th annual SACIS Take Back the Day 5k Run and Walk will be held September 29th at Sister City Park in Charleston. Advance registration is $20.00. Students and seniors can run or walk for $10.00, a...

(Washington, DC) -- The Pentagon is urging commanders to think carefully before allowing troops to carry fitness trackers or cellphone applications that detail locations. The memo went out today and s...

EIU's office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism needs your help preparing for their biggest blanket making day of the year. Saturday, August 18th, there will be 400 EIU Students making fleece blanke...

Charleston Police are investigating a shooting that took place Friday. According to the report, one of the two men involved in confrontation was hit in the right hand by a bullet. The shooting victim ...