Category Archives: Local News

Day two of our winter blood drive will be Tuesday from 1:00-5:30 at the Mattoon American Legion. Thanks to everyone who came out to donate in Greenup on Thursday. Remember, if you donate or attempt to...

UPDATED: Order Restored After Dad Charges At Nassar During Sentencing (Eaton County, MI) -- Order is being restored in the Michigan courtroom where Larry Nassar is being sentenced after the father of ...

Investigators believe a fourth person could have been involved in last Sunday's shooting in Charleston. Detectives say three shots were fired into an apartment on 10th street, injuring a person whose ...

The National Weather Service has issued two Hazardous Weather Outlooks for our Illinois counties. Here is the first one: This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Cass-Champaign-Christian-Coles-De Witt-Do...

Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow, 6 More Weeks Of Winter (Punxsutawney, PA) -- It looks like we're in for six more weeks of winter weather, thanks to Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in A...

Band Binga comes to Roosevelt Junior High in Casey this Sunday (2/4). Lunch will be served at 12:30, and games will begin at 1:30. In addition, they'll hand out prizes and have a 50/50. Cost is $10 pe...

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...

The Clark County 4-H Carnival returns to the Roosevelt Community Center in Casey this Saturday (2/3). They'll have games, prizes, a cake walk and more. Plus, you can vote for king, queen, prince and p...

Boys' 8th Grade Regional Championships: Winning teams advance to the sectional, which takes place Wednesday, February 7th: Class 8-1A: FINAL: Decatur Our Lady of the Lourdes 42, Pana Sacred Heart 31 F...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner says he wants to gradually eliminate when he calls the Madigan tax hike. Rauner told audiences in Carbondale and Carmi today that the rollback of the income tax hike a...