Category Archives: Local News

It's Friday, November 3rd and tonight a lot happening in local sports action! In Volleyball it's the super-sectional for classes 1, 2, and 3A where winning teams will advance to the final four happeni...

According to Janette Beals (village clerk of Lerna) phone call at 3:15pm on Friday, November 3, 2017, there is a boil order in effect until further notice for the village of Lerna.   Boil Order h...

SPRINGFIELD - A copy of the Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln himself will be displayed this month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to mark the anniversary of the fam...

(Springfield, IL) - Volunteers across Illinois are gearing up to participate in the Serving Those Who Served Program (STWS), with a week's worth of events from November 5 - 11. Their goal is to make a...

A quarter auction to raise money for Mattoon American Legion Family Christmas Baskets will be held November 16th. The auction will feature 20 plus vendors, who'll have crafts, books, toys, purses, yar...

Springfield, IL - For John Eckert, working as senior policy advisor at the Illinois Department on Aging isn't so much a job, as it is a calling - a vocation. The Illinois Interagency Committee for Emp...

Kmart of Effingham is closing. According to a press release from Sears Holdings, the store will be one of 45 to shut down in January of 2018. The company said eligible associates impacted by the store...

Lake Land College judging team excels at national contest. Lake Land College was the 7th High Team in the nation and highest team from Illinois at the recent national American Royal Junior College Liv...

WASHINGTON - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) praised the introduction of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which will bring much needed reforms to the tax code for the first time in more th...

The Mattoon Community Food Center is getting ready for Thanksgiving. 700 baskets will be given to needy families this month and they need you to help make that happen. They're able to purchase some of...