Category Archives: Local News

It's FRIDAY! The final Friday for the month of September, and what's a Friday night without some Football??!! Follow along with area scores below for both Illinois and Indiana area high school teams! ...

According to a recent press release from Mattoon Police Department and Mattoon Community Unit School District #2: Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 administrators will meet with law enforcement...

Take a class to jump start your education or add an eight-week course to your current class schedule this fall with Lake Land College! Each semester, Lake Land College offers two sessions of eight-wee...

The Charleston Fire Department's annual open house will be on October 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at fire station #2, behind McDonald's. They'll have several demonstrations, along with a junior ...

(STRASBURG, Illinois - October 6, 2017) The Stewardson-Strasburg Education Foundation is hosting a "Freaky Friday" family movie night on Friday, October 13 at Strasburg Community Park. The double-feat...

Lake Land College is offering a series of dance classes in Mattoon and Effingham. Five different dance styles will be offered: Cha-Cha, Night Club 2-Step, Rumba, Swing and Tango. Beginner and advanced...

There will be a Pop-Up Program on Tuesday, October 3rd at the South end of parking lot of the Charleston Carnegie Public Library. Learn the ups and downs of re-decorating a pop-up camper with Julie Vi...

The 5th annual 18th Street Fall Festival is this Saturday (9/30) in Charleston. Businesses will feature in-store special, there will be food and craft vendors, live music, free carriage rides, a farme...

(Chicago, IL) -- Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has signed HB40, the bill that expands Illinois abortion rights to include state employees and those covered by Medicaid. Rauner says that after liste...

Springfield, IL - State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner announcing on Sept. 28 that he will sign House Bill 40 (HB 40) into law: "I am inc...