Category Archives: Local News

Police Arrest One In Deadly Champaign Shooting (Champaign, IL) -- The man being blamed for a deadly Champaign shooting could be in a courtroom in a matter of hours. Champaign Police arrested David Den...

Carbondale Handling Eclipse Crowds Well (Carbondale, IL) -- Things in Carbondale are going about as well as you can expect when you pack 100 thousand people into a town of about 30 thousand. Carbondal...

Mosquito spraying will take place in Ashmore Monday (8/21) weather permitting. Officials say it will happen just before or right at dusk. In case of rain, they'll spray Tuesday.

The Mattoon Area Family YMCA's last chance tri will be October 1st. The race will consist of a 275 yard indoor swim followed by a 12 mile bike and ends with a 3.1 mile run. Register by September 12th ...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will host a solar eclipse event from 11:30-2:00 on Monday. They'll have special presentations, make-and-take crafts, snacks, a video of NASA's eclipse live stream, and free ...

Glo bingo to benefit the Casey Township Library will be held this Thursday, August 24th at Richards Farm Restaurant. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The tickets get you ten cards, and g...

The Shelby County Veterans Fund will be selling sandwiches at the fairgrounds on August 26th to support the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. Stop by between 10-2 and get a pork tenderloin or rope sausage...

The 15th annual Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever banquet will be September 9th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. 15 guns will be given away, including a Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, Beretta A400, Browning...

Celebrate the Great American Solar Eclipse at the EIU Campus Pond Monday (8/21) Between noon and 2:30, they'll have free Sun Chips and Moon Pies, along with pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, solar eclipse gla...

Tryouts for the 2018 Mattoon Hitmen teams will be taking place Sunday, August 20th. The league offers teams for players eight and under to fourteen and under. Tryout times for the different age groups...