Category Archives: Local News

From WCIA, Senate Democrats are clashing with governor Rauner over the future of senior care. They are saying that the governor's plan, the Community Reinvestment Program, may remove home care service...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police, District 10 commander, Captain Louis Kink, has announced ISP will be conducting Roadside Safety Checks (RSC) in Macon County throughout ...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police, District 10 commander, Captain Louis Kink, has announced the ISP will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol's (OREP) throu...

Governor Rauner announced today the finalists of the #GovClassroomVisit learning tour at the Governor's Cabinet on Children and Youth (Children's Cabinet) quarterly meeting. More than a hundred school...

The Strasburg Lions Club's annual fish fry will be held March 24th from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at the Strasburg Community Center. The all-you-can-eat dinner is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for kids. The meal in...

Tickets are available for Mattoon Project Graduations annual car giveaway. This year's grand prize is a 2017 Hyundai Accent GLS, or $13,000 cash. In addition, many consolation prizes will be given awa...

Relay for Life of Coles County Kickoff is Monday, March 20th at 6pm at Douglas Heart Nature Center in Mattoon. There will be trivia, games, prizes and more! Relay for Life of Coles County is August 19...

Chill out indoors with the March themed crafts featured at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Make and Take on March 18, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies last, in the KidSpace Atrium. Kids...

The McAfee Gym building, located on the Eastern Illinois University campus, will be a training site for local law enforcement officers on Tuesday and Thursday, March 14 and 16. Community residents are...

Illinois's unemployment rate held at 5.7 percent in January and nonfarm payrolls increased by +1,700 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS...