Category Archives: Local News
Road Closure Next Week
According to the Coles County Highway Department, culvert replacement will require a road closure about a half-mile east of Hutton Monday through Thursday (6/4-7) of next week. The closure will affect...
Jun 01, 2018
Atwood Man Killed in Scooter Accident
An Atwood man was killed in a scooter accident at Lerna Road and the Lincoln Highway Road yesterday. 60-year-old Michael Porter missed a curve and went into a field. He was airlifted to Carle Foundati...
Jun 01, 2018
SBL Sports Physicals in Charleston/Mattoon
Sarah Bush Lincoln is offering sports physicals for middle and high school athletes Tuesday (6/5) from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Charleston Family Practice, and June 14th at Family Medical Center in Mattoon, ...
Jun 01, 2018
Charleston Library Little Wheels Play Date
The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be having a Little Wheels Play Date on Wednesday, June 13th in the parking lot of the library from 10:30 - 11:30. Please bring your scooters, bikes, trikes,...
Jun 01, 2018
U of I Extension Office Offering State Mandated Certified Food Protection Managers Class & Exam
The University of Illinois Extension Office will be offering the State Mandated Certified Food Protection Managers Class and exam, June 14th and 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., each day at the Effin...
May 31, 2018
IL 130 Personal Injury Crash Thursday Morning
One is hospitalized after a personal injury crash along IL 130 Thursday, May 31st. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 12 indicate Zhenning Yang, 40, of Temple City, CA was south o...
May 31, 2018
Neal Center YMCA Names Executive Director
For Immediate Release Neal Center YMCA Names Executive Director (Toledo, IL) - Blake Fairchild, CEO of the Mattoon Area Family YMCA, announced today that the Y's Sr. Advisor, Tony Sparks, will serve a...
May 31, 2018 Photo courtesy of the Mattoon YMCA
Lake Land College Students assist in Habitat for Humanity build
Lake Land College Building Construction Technology (BCT) students worked on a Charleston home for Coles County Habitat for Humanity this past spring. Zach Whitley, adjunct faculty for the technology d...
May 31, 2018 Lake Land College Building Construction Technology sophomores from a Basic Carpentry II class gained hands-on training by helping build a Habitat for Humanity house. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
Gov. Rauner statement on FY19 budget
For Immediate Release SPRINGFIELD (May 31, 2018) Gov. Bruce Rauner today offered the following comment on the passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 budget: "We started this year's budget process with the co...
May 31, 2018
One Person Air Lifted after Scooter Accident
One person was air-lifted to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a scooter accident on Lincoln Highway Road this morning. According to the Coles County Sheriff's Department, the rider, whose nam...
May 31, 2018
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