Category Archives: Local News

Come check out a wide variety of crafts and goods this Saturday, March 25th at Cowden-Herrick High School! The sophomore class will be hosting a craft and vendor show from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Throughout t...

One game into her second season as the head coach of the Mattoon softball program, Amy Hines has resigned. Very few details are available at this time. We will update this story as further information...

Basket Binga comes to the Hindsboro Civic Center April 2nd. Tickets are $10 in advance. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. and the games begin at 2:00. Snacks and drinks will be available for a donation, and the...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 percent in February and nonfarm payrolls increased by +25,600 job...

Ameren Illinois is offering help to those who have fallen behind on their utility bill. Through the rest of March, eligible customers with past due balances can enter a repayment plan by making a 10 %...

The best of the National Trail Conference and the Little Okaw Valley Conference will square off in the annual Boys' Central Illinois All-Star Game, this Saturday at Cumberland High School. The night w...

Charleston American Legion Post 93 baseball tryouts will be this Sunday, March 26th at 2:00 p.m. at Baker Field. To be eligible, players must have been born between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 1...

(Springfield, IL) - Two Democratic Chicago lawmakers are proposing a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois. Senator Heather Steans and Representative Kelly Cassidy introduced a m...

LERNA, Ill. - Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will explain the many ways volunteers bring history to life for visitors at training sessions April 1 and 2. Whether your interests are in living hi...

WASHINGTON - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting entries for the 2017 Congressional Art Competition. The contest is open to high school students in the 15th Congressional Distri...