Category Archives: Local News

Congratulations to Kaylee Sefton of Brownstown on being crowned 2018 Miss Fayette County Fair Queen. Tessa Philpot of St. Elmo was first runner-up, and Marlee Nolen of St. Elmo was named second runner...

Roadway improvements on Route 16 from Lerna Road to Douglas Drive in Charleston are scheduled to begin Monday (7/23). According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, work should be completed b...

A program called, "Whooo Knows," will allow kids to meet a live Screech Owl and learn about this bird of prey. The free program will be held at the Douglas County Museum on July 28th starting at 10:00...

Tonight, Tuesday, July 17th dinner is served with the annual Pork Chop Dinner in Shelby County. Friends of Shelby County 4-H will be manning the Shelby County 4-H Cook Shack with all proceeds going to...

The West Union District Library will be having its annual ice cream social, along with pork burgers, donated and grilled by the Clark County Pork Producers, July 28th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the York C...

(Indianapolis, IN) -- A few cities are celebrating after the N-C-double-A announced the hosts of the Final Four between 2023 and 2026. The 2023 Final Four will be held at the NRG Stadium in Houston, t...

(Undated) -- The most popular meteor shower of the year is making its debut. The Perseid [[ PUR-see-id ]] meteor shower begins tomorrow. Scientists say Earth will pass through the path of Comet Swift-...

The Clay County Farm Bureau Young Leaders & the Clay County Fair will host their annual C-Bar Rodeo this Friday. It follows the annual 4-H barbeque at the Clay County fairgrounds in Flora. Gates o...

A Charleston woman is facing charges following a traffic stop at Walnut and North Division. Charleston Police say 49-year-old Lee Ann Nunamaker was driving on a suspended license, and was in possessio...

A Mattoon man accused of striking a female twice in the face has been arrested and charged with domestic battery. Mattoon Police say 24-year-old Luther M. Holden was arrested at 8:15 last night in the...