Category Archives: Local News

Illinois State Police (ISP) in District 12 encourage motorists to prepare for travel during cold weather. Preparation now will make dealing with possible roadside mishaps a little easier. Drivers are ...

Hundreds Of Other Indiana Jobs Still Moving To Off Shore (Indianapolis, IN) -- Indiana leaders are thrilled about the 800-or-so jobs Carrier says it's going to now keep in the state. But despite that ...

Poll: Mike Pence Less Favorable Than Other VP-Elects (Indianapolis, IN) -- Mike Pence isn't the most popular incoming vice president. A new Pew Research Center survey says he's viewed less favorably t...

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 ...

The 7th Annual Holiday Luncheon will be held on Tuesday the 13th at the LifeSpan Center set to begin at 11am. The luncheon is free to Coles County residents age 60 and older, however reservations are ...

Lake Land College's Center for Business and Industry is hosting an electrical training series, designed to enhance the skills of existing maintenance teams as well as train employees from other areas,...

The St. Mary School Mega Raffle is back. Tickets are just 20-dollars each, and only three-thousand will be sold. Third place is $750, second place, 2-thousand dollars, and 20-thousand dollars for firs...

On Thursday, December 8th, East Central Illinois Task Force and the Eastern Illinois University Police Department executed a search warrant and arrested 21 year-old, Nicholas A. Paglia in Charleston. ...

The Illinois board in charge of community colleges has approved distribution of $3 million in emergency funds to help schools across the state that are in need. Illinois Community College Board chairm...

The Lake Land College Foundation is accepting year-end gifts that support students and college programs. "With the holiday season around the corner, it's important to remember that the gift of educati...