Category Archives: Local News

An Indianapolis pleaded guilty to a theft charge in connection with a string of purchases he made with counterfeit bills in Coles County. 20-year-old Demonte Dawkins was accused of using fake $100 bil...

Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash yesterday in Jasper County. Illinois State Police say 73-year-old Sandra Wyatt, of Oblong, was eastbound on Route 33 when her vehicle crossed over the...

More than 2,000 8th grade students will gather in the Lake Land College Field House on April 6th and 7th for the 25th annual Eighth Grade Career Conference. The Career Conference will provide students...

Volunteer training sessions will be held April 1st and 2nd at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Whether your interests are in living history, serving as a tour guide, working in the visitor cente...

The students of Ms. Davis's third grade class at Charleston's Carl Sandburg School "oohed" and "awed" as Lake Land College Dental Hygiene students Fallon Sullivan and Laura Koester demonstrated how ca...

Sarah Bush Lincoln Orthopedic Surgeon James Kohlmann, MD, is hosting a lunch and learn event to help people understand the anterior hip approach technique used in hip replacement operations. The free ...

Family Caregiver Resource Center Caregiver brunch will be held April 4th at the LifeSpan Center between Mattoon and Charleston. Elizabeth Wells of the Alzheimer's Association will be there to discuss ...

The Indiana Department of Transportation will be shutting down one lane in both directions on I-70 for bridge work in Vigo County. Both eastbound and westbound traffic will be down to one lane startin...

The Shelbyville Fire Department welcomes you to breakfast with the Easter Bunny, April 8th from 8:00-10:30 a.m. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee, for a free-will donation. A...

The Cumberland FFA chapter will have a blood drive at the high school April 4th from 1:30-6:30 p.m. Help the kids reach their goal of 80 pints. The drive is open to the public.