Category Archives: Local News

Blake's Shining Star 5k and 1 mile fun run will be at Neoga today. This run for all ages will begin at 7:15 am and will be stepping off from Neoga Early Learning Center. Cost to register is $20 dollar...

The second annual Taste of Cumberland County is April 20th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Toledo American Legion. Local restaurants will be offering samples and vendors will have cash and carry items. ...

Get your beer tasting fix in Terre Haute Friday, May 12th! Art Spaces, Inc. presents the inaugural "Arts & Crafts Brew-Off" celebrating the art of beer making! The Brew-Off features 12 regional ho...

Eastern Illinois Athletic Director Tom Michael has announced the hiring of Matt Bollant as the next head coach of the Eastern Illinois women's basketball program. Bollant will be formally introduced a...

Volunteers are needed for Camp New Hope clean-up day, May 6th. Gather friends, family, co-workers, your church or civic group and Camp New Hope prepare for the 2017 season. They'll get started at 8:00...

There's still time to join the team. The next meeting for the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run will be April 17th at 6:30 at the Salvation Army in Mattoon. You don't have to be from Mattoon, nor do you ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will have a make-and-take craft day, April 15th from 10:30-4:00, or while supplies last. It's a free family program. No library card needed.

Think you can solve the mystery? The Coles County Council on Aging and LifeSpan Center will present the murder-mystery "Seven Corpse Dinner" on May 5th. And since it's Cinco De Mayo, you'll also enjoy...

ClassE, the Coles County Entrepreneurship class, will be having a business trade show on April 28th, to sell their products and services. The event will take place in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Edu...

An accident claimed the life of an Olney man last night. According to the Illinois State Police, 53-year-old Shawn Tate was being pushed in a wheelchair by 17-year-old Ian Tate in the northbound lane ...