Category Archives: Local News

WILMINGTON (Nov. 7, 2017) - Gov. Bruce Rauner joined area officials at a ribbon cutting today to open a new 1.5 million-square-foot distribution center for General Mills. The facility, located at the ...

Christmas comes to Mattoon November 18th. Join the celebration at the annual holiday arts and craft sale, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Lone Elm Room at the Depot. The Santa Chase will take off ...

Windsor High School's annual Veteran's Day celebration will be this Friday (11/10) morning. Breakfast will start at 7:40, and the ceremony will begin at 9:00.

Among the items on the agenda for the Charleston City Council tonight is a new playground that'll be built at Lake Charleston. In addition, they'll discuss the appropriation in motor fuel tax funds fo...

Many Counties Issue Blanket Permits For Harvest Emergency (Springfield, IL) -- Farmers with corn or beans in their fields are getting a bit of a break on the paperwork that's part of Illinois' first e...

The Mattoon City Council will meet tonight and it's expected they'll appoint Deputy Chief Jason Taylor as chief of the Mattoon Police Department. Taylor has served under Chief Branson for seven years ...

The Mattoon Exchange Club's annual pulled pork supper to benefit the Children's Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois will be November 13th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. Meals are $10.00 each, and in...

Monroe Elementary School in Casey will host a Veteran's Day brunch on Friday, November 10th from 8:30-9:45 a.m. They'll start with a brief ceremony around the flagpole and then head inside to enjoy th...

The 8th annual Lake Land College Pathways Holiday Auction will be held November 29th from 7:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Northeast Building, room 114. Many items have been donated by local businesses, al...

Tuesday, November 7th the Mattoon Public Library will host "Memory Loss: What You Need to Know" starting at 7:00 p.m. Discussion will include the difference between "normal" aging and memory loss due ...