Category Archives: Local News

The Coles County Council on Aging and LifeSpan Center will present the murder-mystery "Seven Corpse Dinner" on May 5th. And since it's Cinco De Mayo, you'll also enjoy a Mexican fiesta. Your $40 ticke...

The Mattoon Arts Council's sixth annual Artworks will be held June 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the new Heritage Park in downtown Mattoon. The annual wine tasting will be from noon to 6:00 p.m...

A member of Congressman John Shimkus' staff will be at the Charleston City Council Chambers, May 5th from 10:00-11:30 a.m., and the same day, from 1:00-2:30, at the Arthur City Government office. The ...

On May 6th, there will be a music trivia night to benefit the Okay Valley Athletic Boosters at Tailwinds Steakhouse in Findlay. Tables are $200 apiece and up to five people can be at a table. The top ...

Tornado warning in effect now for Shelby and Moultrie County.

According to the Illinois State Police this morning around 4 am this morning there was a fatal car accident in Vermillion County. A 51 year old man from Milford IL was driving over the speed limit sou...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flood Warning for Coles, Christian, Crawford, Edgar, Moultrie, Jasper, Clark, Shelby, Cumberland, Clay, and Effingham counties until 9:45 AM CDT Su...

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for our entire Illinois listening area and for Indiana Wabash Valley area the following counties are listed for the watch: Vermillion, Parke...

The Mattoon Middle School band's annual spaghetti supper will be held today. They'll have lunch, from noon to 1:30, and supper from 5:00-6:30. There will also be a silent auction and performances by t...

The annual East Central Illinois Heart Walk will be held today at Lake Land College. This year's honorary chairman is Zale Walk, the one-year-old son of Vince and Katie Walk, whose life was saved beca...