Category Archives: Local News

Shelby Christian Church of Shelbyville will host a health fair March 14th from 9:00-11:30 a.m. 35+ vendors will be there, and the Lion's Club will be offering diabetic retinopathy and hearing screenin...

Tickets are on sale for the Newton High School Chorus' spring musical production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. You can buy tickets at the high school office. Performances will be March 15th through 18t...

The East Central Illinois Development Corporation (ECIDC) serving the 11 counties of Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Moultrie and Shelby is pleased to...

The annual spring fling bazaar to benefit the Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program will be held March 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Eagles Cl...

The 5th annual "Celebrate Agriculture Breakfast" will be held on Saturday, March 17th at the United Church of Atwood. Scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage, milk, juice and coffee will be served...

Registration forms and fees for the 52nd annual Shelby County Art Show are due by March 29th. To request a form, call 217-774-5318, or email dckess@consolidated.net. The show will be held at the Lake ...

Volunteers are needed to help place Christmas trees in Lake Shelbyville for fish habitat improvement day, March 17th. They need help on shore, and assistance from those with large Jon boats as well. S...

The Charleston High School Band and Chorus will present their international concert tonight (2/27) starting at 7:00 at Baker Gym. The concert is free and open to all.

(Charleston, IL) - It's not often the son of a Georgia peanut farmer finds success as a global country music artist. But Luke Bryan has leveraged his talents to become one of the past decade's hottest...

According to Governor Bruce Rauner's office, former Coles County sheriff's deputy John Clough has been removed as a member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. The letter says the governor's office ...