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Douglas-Hart Nature Center Earth Day
Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon will host an Earth Day festival April 22nd. The day will include indoor rummage sales, plant exchange and plant sale, crafts for kids, refreshments, and plenty of...
Apr 11, 2017
Mattoon FFA Spring Greenhouse Sale
The Mattoon FFA chapter's spring greenhouse sale will be April 21st and 22nd from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Some of the plants that will be available: tomatoes, herbs, peppers, petunias, daisies, geraniu...
Apr 11, 2017
Thunderstorm Warning for Douglas County
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Douglas County in east central Illinois... * Until 845 PM CDT * At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Arcola, or 8 miles south of Tuscol...
Apr 10, 2017
Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette County
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 804 PM CDT, a severe thundersto...
Apr 10, 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Several Counties
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended a Severe Thunderstorm Watch to include the following Illinois Counties until 10:00 P.M. CDT on Monday, April 10th: Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edga...
Apr 10, 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for a Few Illinois Counties
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Moultrie County in central Illinois... North central Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Piatt Count...
Apr 10, 2017
Memphis Man Taken into Custody
According to a press release from MPD, , age 35 of Memphis, Tennessee, was arrested on April 8th at 4:39 p.m. in the 4000 block of U.S. Hwy. 45. Holt was taken into custody due to a Jefferson County w...
Apr 10, 2017
Lawmakers Have To Convince Gaming Regulators On Fantasy Sports
Lawmakers Have To Convince Gaming Regulators On Fantasy Sports (Springfield, IL) -- The country's biggest fantasy sports leagues are on-board with a plan at the Illinois Capitol to regulate and tax th...
Apr 10, 2017
ISP D12 April NITE Patrols
Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Marion and Clay counties during April. NITE patrols all...
Apr 10, 2017
Mattoon Man Charged with 3 Counts of Criminal Damage to Property
According to a press release from the Mattoon police department, MPD arrested , age 31 of Mattoon, on Friday April 7th at 3:31 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 100 block of Dewitt Avenue. Myers was cha...
Apr 10, 2017
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