Category Archives: Local News

The Mattoon Arts Council will host its first 2-D Art Show in March. The theme is "Art in Our Community." All artwork must be original, and artists can enter up to two works. Entries are due by Februar...

Lake Land College is offering three seminars designed to instruct employees how to become more successful at work. The first course, Foundations of Employee Success, will be February 13th. The second ...

The annual Omega Nu wine and beer tasting to benefit the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run will be February 7th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Walkway in Mattoon. Tickets are $15.00 in advance, and $20.00 at...

Free story time for 3 to 7 year-old kids is held every Saturday from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the Ballenger Teachers Center at Booth Library on the EIU campus. And each weekend, it's a new theme. This Satu...

(Washington, DC) -- Thousands of Americans are setting alarms to watch the super blue blood moon and lunar eclipse. NASA claims this rare celestial trifecta can best be seen in its totality from place...

(Washington, DC) -- A bill responding to the scandal over the treatment of Olympic athletes is headed to President Trump's desk. The House easily passed the bill after earlier approval by the Senate. ...

According to a press release from the Mattoon Police Department, MPD arrested Gunner L. Gottman, 22 years of age of Mattoon, for the offenses of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of ...

Mattoon Police arrested Curtis T. McDowell, 35 years of age of Mattoon, for the offenses of Possession of Methamphetamine, and also for having an active Coles County warrant for his arrest for the off...

Mattoon Police arrested Amanda K. McGowan, 28 years of age of Charleston IL, for the offenses of Retail Theft, Possession of Methamphetamine, and also for having an active warrant for her arrest. The ...

According to a MPD press release, Mattoon Police arrested Spencer J. Adams, 44 of Mattoon, for the offense of Possession of Methamphetamine. The arrest occurred on 1/26/18 at 11:48am in the 1200 block...