Category Archives: Local News

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will host Douglas-Hart Nature Center's"Wild By Design" program on Tuesday, June 6, at 2:00pm in the Craft Room for Grades K-4th. A library card is not needed to ...

The 4th annual Cruisin' Through Cumberland County Historical Tour will be June 24th. Sign-up starts 10:30 a.m. at the Historical Building in Greenup and the ride will take off at noon. Cost is $15.00 ...

June Jubilee, Mattoon Area P.A.D.S annual dinner and auction, will be June 10th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 and the dinner and auction will follow. Tickets are $50.00 each...

Get ready to Rock-N-Roll up your sleeve for our blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, June 6th from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. Blood supplies go down during the summe...

The 26th annual Trojan Golf Classic is tomorrow at the Charleston Country Club. Entry fee is $75 dollars. That covers 18 holes, cart, lunch, and a chance to win thousands of dollars worth of prizes. C...

Fire officials are investigating a house Fire that occurred in Paris, Illinois in the morning hours on Saturday. The Paris Fire Department, with help of the Chrisman Fire Department, extinguished a fi...

The second annual Oakland Freedom Celebration Triathlon Sprint is July 1st at Miller Park. Individual entry fee is 55-dollars, and 85 per team. It's the kickoff to the 4th of July celebration, which w...

Young photographers are encouraged to submit photos for the 2017 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest. The contest encourages young photographers to share their vision of agriculture in our state. The Illi...

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...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be having a Kickoff to Summer Reading on Monday 10:30 to 7:00. There will be crafts and activities for all ages that involve design. Kids under eight, please br...