Category Archives: Local News

The Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. (ERBA), in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), will have schol...

Ready-To-Eat Chicken Recall Announced By Feds (Washington, DC) -- The United States Department of Agriculture has announced an Alabama chicken producer is recalling more than 43-thousand pounds of rea...

Rauner: Illinois Can Balance Budget Without Taxes (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is telling supporters the state's next budget can be both balanced and tax hike free. "The State J...

The Mattoon Arts Council will present "Comedy Night with Zoo Improv," this Saturday (4/29) at 7:00 p.m. in the Lone Elm Room at the depot. Advance tickets are $10.00 each. Reserve yours at 217-258-628...

Commit to a healthy summer by joining our Passport to Fitness challenge that begins May 1. You have a choice among three passports (Illinois=beginner, U.S.=intermediate, International=advanced). Each ...

Mattoon city-wide cleanup day will be May 20th from 8:00-11:00 a.m. Trash bins will be available at the yard waste facility at Shelby and Logan. Proof of Mattoon residence will be required. Load size ...

Several mumps outbreaks around the state over the past couple years and a measles outbreak in 2015 in northern Illinois that affected mainly children too young to be fully immunized, are stark reminde...

A cement truck driver was injured in a rollover crash yesterday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, the accident occurred on Route 49 just south of Vermillion Road 1900 North. The left fr...

The Mattoon Middle School band's annual spaghetti supper will be April 29th. They'll have lunch, from noon to 1:30, and supper from 5:00-6:30. There will also be a silent auction and performances by t...

Sarah Bush Lincoln's Mobile Mammography Services will be hitting the road in May. The van will be at the Family Medical Center in Mattoon on May 3rd; Charleston Family Practice the following day; Palm...