Category Archives: Local News

According to a recent press release from The Illinois State Police District 12, a personal injury crash on Route 37, 1/4 mile south of Kell Road in Marion County, sends one to the hospital. The crash ...

The Eastern Illinois Writing Project (EIWP) invites local educators from all disciplines in grades K-16 to apply for its 2017 Summer Institute for Literacy to be held as a hybrid course, online and on...

Lake Land College will host its annual Health and Safety Fair Wednesday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Field House on campus in Mattoon. Businesses in these fields are invited to participate ...

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service: President's Day: Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Tonight: A 40 pe...

Senator Wants To Increase Illinois Speed Limit (Springfield, IL) -- A suburban state lawmakers wants to let you drive five miles-per-hour faster. State Senator Jim Oberweis is pitching a plan to incre...

Records Fall Across The State In February Warm-Up (Lincoln, IL) -- It's now an official "record breaking" heat wave in Illinois. The National Weather Service says more than a dozen cities set records ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for our entire listening area. Illinois counties until 10am Central Indiana counties until 9am Eastern

Mattoon Area P.A.D.S annual trivia night will be March 11th at the Salvation Army. Pre-registration is $10 per person, and teams can consist of up to eight people. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and trivia ...

Organizers for the Miss Arcola Pageant will have an informational meeting on February 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Arcola Public Library. Young ladies, ages 4-19 who are interested in entering are encoura...

Recruiters from school districts from across Illinois and beyond will be looking for employees at the Spring Educators' Job Fair at EIU, March 6th. Anyone seeking positions in K-through-12 teaching, s...