Category Archives: Local News

The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will welcome the equinox and the arrival of spring with a special dawn event March 19 at the "Woodhenge" solar calendar. Visitors can gather at 6:45 a.m. Sunday ...

The Farina 4th of July committee is cooking breakfast this Saturday (3/18) It's all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, and biscuits and gravy. Serving will be from 6:30-10:00 a.m., at the American L...

It's time to reserve a lane for Mid Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters' Bowl for Kids' Sake. This year's theme is "Beads and Bling, it's a Mardi Gras Thing." You'll get a free t-shirt for $100 or more ...

The Old State Capitol will take visitors back to the battle that dealt the Confederacy a huge loss and put Ulysses S. Grant on the road to commanding the entire Union Army in a special event March 25....

Troopers will be working with the Illinois Department of Transportation on two major road construction projects in District 10. The first construction project is set to start on April 3, 2017, running...

Emergency personnel are on scene near 14th and Charleston Avenue in Mattoon. Please avoid the area for the time being. Updates to come.

According to a MPD press release, Mattoon police arrested Bradley E. Benfield, age 35 of Huntersville, NC., on Tuesday March 14th at 7:34 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 100 block of Miller Road. Benf...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards' first conservation day of the year will be this Saturday (3/18) at 9:00 a.m. at Lafferty Nature Study Center, behind Carl Sandburg School in Charleston. All volunteers...

The Effingham Public Library will have a one-day book sale this Saturday (3/18) from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Every category will be available, from Christian to gardening, cooking to westerns, children...

Two people were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle accident last night in Clark County. According to the Illinois State Police, a brush truck owned by the Marshall Fire Department and a pickup, dr...