Category Archives: Local News

Lake Land College Adult Education is offering free English language acquisition classes beginning in August. In Effingham, the class will meet at the Kluthe Center beginning August 21st. In Mattoon, c...

A dinner and silent auction to benefit One Stop Community Christmas will take place at the Salvation Army in Mattoon on Friday, August 18th from 5 to 7pm. Cost in advance is $10 dollars and $12 dollar...

The last family movie of the summer at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be on Monday, August 14th at 1:00. They will be showing the new DVD release of the live action version of Beauty and ...

(Charlottesville, VA) -- At least three people are dead and dozens injured after violence broke out at a white nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virgina. Violence erupted as groups waving Confede...

Traffic Crash along I-70 Eastbound at Milepost 62 around 2:48 P.M. leads to driver being transported to the hospital. Preliminary details from the Illinois State Police indicate that at roughly vehicl...

The award-winning Farm Hands will perform at Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston tonight at 6:00 p.m. And a free-will offering will be taken. Feel free to come early for the picnic on the law...

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...

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 12th the biggest biker event of the summer returns! It's the 14th annual Camp New Hope Motorcycle Run! Entry fee is $10.00 and sign up will be from 10 a.m. to Noon at Camp N...

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 12th is the annual Relay for Life of Shelby County! The event will run for 12 hours, noon to midnight, and take place at Forest Park. This year's relay will offer Disney-the...

(New York, NY) - The Dallas Cowboys will start the regular season without running back Ezekiel Elliott. The NFL is suspending him six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The pena...