Category Archives: Local News

Today, January 14th, The Westfield United Methodist Church will host a blood drive from 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. All presenting donors will get a t-shirt and a voucher to redeem their choice of a ...

Eagle Day at Lake Shelbyville will be February 10th at the visitor center. They'll start with a 30 minute bald eagle program for kids from 10:00 a.m. At 11:00 a.m., a one-hour "question and answer" se...

Get to know Lake Land College at the next Laker Visit Day, February 9th from 9:00 to noon. Representatives from all departments will be there an answer questions. You can also meet with faculty member...

Former Cardinals pitcher and current broadcaster Ricky Horton will be the speaker at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes "Night of Champions" in Effingham. The event will take place on February 7th a...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner and awards banquet will be held February 3rd at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club. Social hour starts at 5:00, formal buffet at 6:00, followed by the an...

Keith Jackson, who was widely regarded by several generations as the voice synonymous with college football, has died. He was 89. Jackson died on Friday night, according to media reports. The Georgia-...

(UPDATE) Officials at Newark Liberty International Airport are looking into the cause of a transformer fire that caused long security lines yesterday. The blaze prompted authorities to evacuate the C-...

The site of the Las Vegas mass shooting could eventually become home to a police training facility. MGM said it was in "preliminary" talks to transfer part of the 16 acre venue in Las Vegas Village wh...

This Sunday, January 14th, The Westfield United Methodist Church will host a blood drive from 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. All presenting donors will get a t-shirt and a voucher to redeem their choice...

Saturday, January 13th, The Mattoon Area Family YMCA will be the site for the Winter Open Weightlifting Meet. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. and features over 80 lifters who will be c...