Category Archives: Local News

  Lake Land College will posthumously award the 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Scott Lensink, the sixth president of Lake Land, during Commencement on Friday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. The award a...

SPRINGFIELD - Governor Bruce Rauner has released the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the American Healthcare Act: "The bill that passed in the U.S. House to...

WASHINGTON - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement after the House approved legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known more commonly as...

A 4-H horse clinic will be held at the Effingham County Fairgrounds June 10th from 9:30-2:00. It's open to 5 to 18-year-olds, and topics include: showmanship, horsemanship, barrel racing, food and nut...

According to an email (1pm on Thursday, May 4th) from the Illinois State Police, Troopers are on scene of a jack-knife Truck Tractor Semi-Trailer. Interstate 57 Northbound milepost 220 / Champaign Cou...

L 1 Lawrenceville-0.4 miles south US 50 at Embarras River closed due to flooding. (Lawrence County) IL 250 Sumner-At 300 E (Muddy Creek) closed due to flooding. (Lawrence County) Oakland/Ashmore Road ...

CITY OF MATTOON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE May 04, 2017 The City of Mattoon Waste Water Treatment Plant reached maximum flood capacity this morning. This means that the sanitary sewers and...

This information is from the Coles County Sheriff's facebook page: Please use EXTREME CAUTION on road where water is near or running across roadways! The following roads are closed in Coles County: Oa...

City-wide yard sales are in Oakland and Hindsboro are this Saturday, starting at 8:00 a.m. Maps will be available at McQueen Lumber in Oakland and the Quick Gits in Hindsboro.

Applications the Miss Bagelfest Pageant are now available at Mattoon Schools, the depot and at mattoonbagelfest.com. The contest is limited to the first fifteen entries in each age group. Little Miss ...