Category Archives: Local News

The T-town Wooden Shoes unite with their county rivals the St. Anthony Bulldogs to fight cancer December 17th at T-town Junior High, starting at 10:00 a.m. Special Guests 2016 Miss Illinois Jaryn Fran...

The Mattoon Police Department is thankful for those who donated their time Sunday at the Mattoon Cops for Kids Event. The department helped 67 area kids purchase toys, food, necessities, clothing and ...

There's a new place to have your pet pampered in east central Illinois. Pet Paradise in Marshall held their grand opening Saturday. This is the second Pet Paradise in the area. The original location i...

EIU Alumni Services is looking for volunteers to help with the fall commencement on December 17th at 10:00am and 1:00pm. Volunteers are needed to collect tickets, pass out programs, help students in t...

There are only a few days left to purchase tickets for Mattoon Cobra Softball's Crazy Christmas Cash Lotto. Tickets are $10 each, giving you 32 chances to win. The drawings begin December 15th and con...

From WCIA, in Danville, IL, the new Our Danville app launched in July and has won an award for the city. The Illinois Association of Code Enforcement awarded the Code Compliance Division of Danville t...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is trying to ratchet up the pressure on lawmakers to deliver a new state budget. The governor tweeted out a video asking a half dozen or so lawmakers to drop their suit ...

If you don't have plans for New Year's Eve, you can come out to the Mattoon American Legion Post 88. They will be having a rib eye /shrimp dinner with wine, a comedy show with Trey the Drummer, and a ...

Lake Land College will be offering free GED classes in several locations, with orientation beginning January 2nd. Classes will be available in Arthur, Effingham, Marshall, Mattoon, Pana, Paris and She...

Illinois' community colleges should know by the end of next week how much of the newly approved three-million-dollars in emergency money they're going to get. The state's community college board says ...