Category Archives: Local News

The WYSE regional championship comes to Lake Land College February 3rd. The regional Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Academic Challenge will feature 25 high schools that will come together ...

The Newton Elementary/Jasper County Junior High Band-Aides will be hosting a chili lunch, followed by the 3rd annual trivia fundraiser on Sunday, January 22nd. Cost is $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for k...

If you're a parent/caregiver/grandparent who wants to reduce the risk factors associated with teenage drug use, then you should know that the Central East Alcoholism and Drug Council is offering a fre...

The Mattoon Arts Council will be offering a pottery class, and with Valentine's Day right around the corner, you could learn how to make your significant other a very special gift. The pottery class w...

The St. Mary School Mega Raffle is back. Tickets are 20 dollars each, but only three-thousand will be sold. The third place prize is $750, second place is $2,000, and first place is $20,000. You can b...

From WCIA, the ice we were supposed to be dealing with didn't hit nearly as hard as expected. First responders never taky icy weather lightly, but although they were fully prepared for the calls, they...

There's new news in the Vigo County School Corporation investigation. WEIU-TV reports a federal judge set a July 10th trial date for Franklin Fennel and Frank Shahadey, both formerly of the Vigo Count...

Conservation police in Illinois and Indiana have teamed up to find hunters who are wrongly licensed in the two states. It's called Operation Double Dip, and WCIA-TV reports the move has uncovered more...

The St. Louis Cardinal Caravan is returning to the area on Sunday, Jan. 15th at noon. The event will be held at the Lake Land College Field House. Doors open at 11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased for $1...

The Illinois Supreme Court is evaluating oral arguments today on the law that governs how hospitals qualify for property tax exemptions. The 2012 law required not-for-profit hospitals to prove that th...