Category Archives: Local News

Sen. Rose Honors Two Local Fallen Soldiers by Renaming Roads Section of Illinois 133 in Oakland as the "Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth Memorial Highway" and a section of US Route 40 through Casey as t...

For Immediate Release - Saturday, May 25, 2024 Rep. Adam Niemerg Expresses Concern: Ending Subminimum Wage Could Reduce Job Opportunities for Disabled Workers Dieterich, IL - State Representative Adam...

For Immediate Release - Saturday, May 25, 2024 Illinois State Police Investigate Officer Involved Shooting in East Alton EAST ALTON - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation...

Coles County Habitat for Humanity's 4th for the 4th Run/Walk Created in 1990, 4 for the 4th is Habitat's longest-running fundraiser. This run/walk race takes place around the 4th of July each year. Jo...

Mobile Food Pantry to Return to Windsor Grade School in June The mobile food pantry will return to Windsor Grade School on Thursday, June 13, 2024. The first 120 families to sign up will be served. Th...

For Immediate Release - Thursday, May 23, 2024 Vandalia Grand Levee set for June 15 at the Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site SPRINGFIELD - The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will host t...

For Immediate Release - Thursday, May 23, 2024 Jobs Up in Majority of Metro Areas in April Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Metropolitan Area April 2024* April 2023** Over-the-Year Change ...

Thursday, May 23 15, 2024, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: The Mattoon Ch...

For Immediate Release - Thursday, May 23, 2024 ISP Announces Results of Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander, Captain Brian Dickmann, announces t...

For Immediate Release - Thursday, May 23, 2024 Fort de Chartres hosting 54th annual Rendezvous June 1-2 SPRINGFIELD - The Fort de Chartres Rendezvous, a popular annual tradition in Randolph County, wi...