Category Archives: Local News

The Mattoon Athletic Booster Club will be holding a fundraiser at Don Sol Mexican Grill in Mattoon on Wednesday, September 20th from 11am to 9pm. 10% of total days sales will be donated to the Booster...

The fall Girls on the Run 5k will be November 11th at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. Registration is $25 through November 10th and $30 on race day. For registration information click here.

Taste of Something Special returns to the WalkWay in Mattoon October 5th. This wine tasting event and silent auction benefits East Central/Area 9 Special Olympics. Reserve tickets at 217-345-2424.

(Houston, TX) -- Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee believes a recovery bill for the Gulf Coast will cost almost 200-billion dollars. The Houston Democrat told reporters today the recovery would p...

The Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert at 6:00 P.M. tonight has changed venues. They were suppose to perform tonight at Downtown Central Park, however, they will now be playing at t...

The fall Girls on the Run 5k will be November 11th at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. Registration is $25 through November 10th and $30 on race day. For registration information click here.

Lincolnland Binga will take place on Tuesday, September 19th at 4:30 p.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. Lincolnland Binga raises funds to help support Lincolnland Hospice and its Grant-a-Wish Progra...

Taste of Something Special returns to the Walk-Way in Mattoon on October 5th. This wine tasting event and silent auction benefits East Central/Area 9 Special Olympics. Reserve tickets at 217-345-2424.

The Mattoon Paint the Town 5K Color Run will be on October 14th beginning at 8 AM at KC Summers in Downtown Mattoon. The run or walk is in honor or memory of family or friends who have faced cancer.

A benefit for Mattoon teen Alexa Runner-Hall will be held September 30th from 1:00-11:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Moose Lodge. They'll have food, silent auction, bake sale, 50/50, prizes and raffles. If yo...