Category Archives: Local News

The Salvation Army in Mattoon will host a job fair on May 11th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It's a chance for you to meet face-to-face with local employers. There is no charge to attend.

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 3:30am for Central Lawrence, Central Richland and Southern Clay Counties. Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced up to two in...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois... * Until 9...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the following counties until 12:00 A.M. Thursday, May 11th: Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, ...

Washington Savings Bank partnered with area schools to celebrate Teach Children to Save Day on April 28th. More than 1,000 local students from Effingham, Altamont, Beecher City and Mattoon were taught...

According to a press release on their Facebook page, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the Tuscola Police Department are requesting the public's assistance in locating a suspect or suspects invo...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced today that the 2017 IHSA Bass Fishing State Final Tournament, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 19-20 at Carlyle Lake in Carlyle, has been po...

Tee it up for the kids at the annual Mattoon Exchange Club's Youth Scholarship Golf Tournament, June 3rd. They'll have flights for men, women and youth. Adult entry fee is $50, and students golf for f...

Rank And File Lawmakers Sign Budget Letter (Springfield, IL) -- It's a sign of just how bad things in Illinois are that a letter pleading for a state budget is considered brave, or news. But that's th...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards weekly conservation day will be at Rocky Branch Nature Preserve this Saturday (5/13). If you'd like to volunteer, meet at the caf at the top of the hill in Clarksville ...