Category Archives: Local News

Friday (1/12) will be family movie night at Windsor Elementary School, starting at 6:00. They'll be showing "Night at the Museum, and the P.T.O. will be selling pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, popco...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for our entire Illinois listening area.   .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...   Areas of fog, locally dense along I-74, will gradually lift during the ...

Lake Land College Nursing Instructor Tisha Goad, Arcola, recently received a Nurse Educator Fellowship award from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The Nurse Educator Fellowship program is desig...

According to a press release from the MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Leroy J. Konop, 27 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Possession of Methamphetamine and Obstruction of Justice. The arrest o...

UPDATED: According to an email from the Illinois State Police (4:05pm on January 9), I-57 N/B @ MP 220 is open, I-57 N/B @ 234 is still down to one lane (right lane closed). A moderate backup has been...

The Illinois Double-Crop Farmers' Forum will be held February 7th at the Mt. Vernon Holiday Inn and Events Center. Registration for the event, co-sponsored by the Illinois Wheat Association and Illino...

Trinity Lutheran Church of Olney will have a benefit breakfast for preschool this Saturday (1/13) from 7:00 a.m. to noon. They'll be serving pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, sweet breads and dri...

Springfield -- The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) has released a public service announcement aimed at answering questions about mental health parity. The video addresses parity, substance abus...

Everyone dreams of a day they can be a princess. Shouldn't every Child have a special day to shine? A day the whole Family will see them in the spotlight. The Sunburst Winter Princess/Prince Pageant i...

As of Tuesday, January 9 at 8am, here is the forecast for the Mattoon area: Today: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. To...