Category Archives: Local News

The village of Westfield's boil order has been lifted.

According to the village clerk of Strasburg, the town is under a boil order until further notice. This notification was announced at 2:30pm today (Friday, 6/8/18).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois is involved in a five state outbreak involving pre-cut watermelon and cantaloupe from Walmart and Kr...

(Undated) -- A ten-year-old boy has delivered more than 65-thousand donuts to police officers in 31 states. Florida fifth grader Tyler Carach got the idea a couple of years ago when he saw a few polic...

According to the MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Kelli E. Johnson, 33 years of age of Fairview Heights, IL. The arrest occurred on 6/7/18 at 1:23pm in the 1000 Block of Oklahoma in Mattoon. Ms. Johnson w...

According to the MPD, the Mattoon Police Department arrested Myles D. Hensley, 24 years of age of Mattoon, along with Phillip W. Hensley, 46 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Possession of M...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be hosting a Cosplay Tutorial program series for students that will be held on Tuesday, June 14th & June 21st, 4:00pm-5:00pm in the Zone. Registration i...

The next Friendship Garden Lunch and Learn Open House at Douglas-Hart Nature Center will be June 13th from 11:45-1:15. Topics will include watering and fertilizing plants. A trained horticulturist wil...

The annual Mattoon Knights of Columbus Race the Cross 5K will be June 16th. This year's race will be in memory of Anthony Sheehan, and will benefit Anthony's favorite place on earth, Camp New Hope.

Sarah Bush Lincoln is offering sports physicals for middle and high school athletes on June 14th at Family Medical Center in Mattoon (200 Richmond Ave), from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The cost is $20, and all fe...