Category Archives: Local News

Two people were injured in an accident in Fayette County yesterday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, Joyce McElroy, of Beecher City, was southbound on Fayette County Road 2325 East when...

SLB Sports Physicals will be held on June 22nd from 5-7 pm at Mattoon Family Medical Center. The cost of the Sports Physicals are $20 dollars. All monies collected will be donated to the Mattoon Sport...

State Senator Righter will have a free senior fair June 21st at the LifeSpan Center. Screenings will be available between 9:00-11:00 a.m., refreshments will be provided, and you may win a prize. Again...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Day Time Astronomy will meet on Tuesday, June 27th at 5:30 p.m. in the Library parking lot if the sky is clear. A library card is not needed to attend. For fur...

A bicycle/train collision claims the life of one teenager in Piatt County. According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, the incident occurred the afternoon of Sunday, Ju...

Oblong will host its inaugural Summer Hootenanny on July 8th. Bring the family to the park for a full day of fun, including: sand volleyball, duck race on the lake, cornhole tournament, bounce houses,...

A town hall meeting for Coles County property owners and the general public will be held at the Burgess Osborne Auditorium in Mattoon, June 28th. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The Village of Humboldt will be spraying for mosquitoes this Thursday (6/22) at dusk, weather permitting. If you have respiratory issues, they encourage you to stay indoors while the spraying is being...

Sarah Bush Lincoln Sports Physicals will be held on June 22nd from 5-7 pm at Mattoon Family Medical Center. The cost of the Sports Physicals are $20 dollars. All monies collected will be donated to th...

Two men were hospitalized with knife wounds during a fight Saturday night in Charleston. According to the Charleston Police Department, the incident occurred just before 11:00 p.m. at 402 Ninth Street...