Category Archives: Local News

A weekend accident claimed the life of a Mattoon woman. According to the Coles County Sheriff's Office, 23-year-old Kayla Eggers was ejected from a vehicle that hit a bridge north of Charleston. The d...

Illinois Senate Wants To Vote On Grand Bargain This Week (Springfield, IL) -- Get ready to hear about taxes and pensions and debt. Leaders in the Illinois Senate hope to vote on the first of 14 pieces...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center of Mattoon received a nice gift heading into the weekend. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation awarded the center $1,000 to ...

One person is dead and three others injured in an accident in Edgar County. According to the Illinois State Police, it happened just before 2:00 p.m. yesterday on U.S. Highway 150, near Paris. A car d...

Cloudy and breezy today, with a high of 45 Mostly cloudy and 33 tonight Partly sunny and a little warmer tomorrow, with a high near 50 Cloudy tomorrow night, with a low of 40 Cloudy on windy on Wednes...

The annual wine and beer tasting hosted by Omegu Nu to benefit the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run team will be held February 9th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Walkway in Mattoon. Tickets are $15.00 in ad...

The Miss Moultrie-Douglas County Pageant Committee will have a prom dress sale in the former Aeropostale Store at the Tuscola Outlet Mall January 27th from 5:00-9:00 p.m., January 28th from 10:00 a.m....

A Paris driver died Sunday afternoon in an auto collision on U.S. Route 150 near Paris. Preliminary information shows that the westbound vehicle entered the eastbound lane where the two vehicles colli...

Gambling could be a new business venture in Vigo County. The idea of bringing a casino to Terre Haute has been unanimously endorsed by county commissioners according to WEIU-TV. The plan still needs l...

Eastern Illinois University is warning students, staff, and faculty about suspicious emails believed to be part of a phishing scam. The Daily Eastern News reports the scam involves a check for employm...