Category Archives: Local News

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be holding a Whiteside Garden Tour on Tuesday, June 26th at 8:30 am. Participants will meet in the Library parking lot and from there take a bus over to the...

(Chicago, IL) -- A group of non-profits is accusing Trump Tower of endangering the wildlife in the Chicago River. Several environmental groups are planning to sue because Trump Tower hasn't followed s...

(Oak Ridge, TN) -- Scientists say the world's fastest supercomputer just might change the world. The world's smartest and most powerful scientific supercomputer is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee at t...

A Mattoon man was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison after admitting to hitting a woman multiple times in the face. Matthew Vaughn, who was twice convicted of domestic violence previously, was also or...

As of 11:43am on Monday, June 18, 2018, the Village of Strasburg is under another boil order until further notice.

The 20th annual Gathering at the Gardens will be this Saturday (6/23) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Advance tickets are $7.00 each and can be purchased at First United Methodist Church of Mattoon, or d...

According to a press release from Mattoon Police Department, Nichols J. Blakemore, age 34 of Mattoon, was arrested on June 17th at 1:17 p.m. in the 2400 block of Dewitt Ave. He was charged with Disord...

According to a press release from MPD, Andrew J. Bathe, age 35 of Lerna, was arrested on June 17th at 12:32 a.m. in the 1100 block of Prairie Ave. He was charged with Criminal Trespass to Property and...

According to a MPD press release, Mattoon police arrested William H. Carter, age 41 of Elkmont, AL., on Friday June 15th at 1:29 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 2700 block of Moultrie Ave. Carter was ...

Poverty Simulation Event to be conducted by the University of Illinois Extension Center in partnership with HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital and the 4th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Justice Council (...