Category Archives: Local News

Saturday (June 24) is city-wide rummage sale day in Kansas. A map of sales will be available at Country Junction. Sales start at 7:30 a.m.

  URBANA, Illinois - Employees from Monsanto in Thomasboro recommended Eastern Illinois Foodbank to receive a $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund's 2017 site grant initiative. Funds from the gra...

The investigation into the death of a Mattoon teen continues. According to the Coles County Sheriff's Office, 18-year-old Austin McDowell died from injuries sustained in a fight with 18-year-old Dilla...

The kickoff cookout for the 6th annual Journey for Jordan bike ride will be June 23rd from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Village Hall in Gays. The menu includes hamburgers, pork burgers, hot dogs, lasagna, ma...

Art Spaces of Terre Haute is one of the recommended organizations to receive a grant of $75,000 for the "Turn to the River" project, a multi-year project to reconnect downtown Terre Haute with the Wab...

State-owned facilities across Illinois are upgrading their building lighting in an effort to save millions of dollars and millions of kilowatt hours. The facilities have received $6.4 million in light...

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 22nd, Sarah Bush Lincoln will be conducting Sports Physicals from 5-7 p.m. at the Mattoon Family Medical Center. Each physical is $20.00 and all monies collected will be donat...

According to the Coles County Sheriff's Office, at 8:33 last night, deputies responded to an unresponsive male who was later identified as 18-year-old Austin McDowell. It was reported that McDowell wa...

World Champion Bounty Hunter is now on display at Five Star Rental Center in Charleston. Scarlet Bandit is on display at O'Reilly's Auto Parts Store in Mattoon. Come see the one and only Sergeant Smas...

CHARLESTON -- Representatives of both American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State and Eastern Illinois University used the occasion of the 82nd session of Boys State to formally sign a 10-year contrac...