Category Archives: Local News

There are only 2 sign ups left for One Stop Community Christmas 2016. Monday, November 28, 10am - 3pm @ The Salvation Army in Mattoon Tuesday, November 29, 11am - 7pm @ The Salvation Army in Mattoon O...

Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center (PCH/FMC) will welcome Edward Rico, MD, endocrinologist, to its medical staff next month. As an endocrinologist, Dr. Rico studies the glands and hormones...

Laker Visit Day will be December 2nd in the Luther Student Center at Lake Land College. Representatives from all departments will be there to provide information and answer questions. The event includ...

Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters' annual holiday auction will be December 3rd at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon. Bidding for the silent auction begins at 10:00 a.m., and the live auction will b...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a meeting to discuss its current water control plan at 6:30 p.m. Monday (11/28) at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center. Staff will be on hand to answer quest...

The 44th Annual House of the Christmas Mouse will be at Booker T. Washington School in Terre Haute December 3rd 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and December 4th, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They'll have lot...

Time is running out before a new state law goes into effect that will require all hair Illinois stylists to be trained in domestic violence support and response. The new law will help hair dressers de...

The Terre Haute police department looses one of its own. Terre Haute Police Chief John Plasse tells WTHI-TV, K9 Officer Shadow passed away at the age of 10. He says Shadow was put to rest on Friday. T...

The Mattoon Rotary Club's annual door-to-door food drive will be December 3rd. Please leave non-perishable foods in a bag or box outside your front door by 9:00 am. If you'd like to make a monetary do...

On November 27, 2016, at 2:21 a.m., the Illinois State Police arrested Glen R. Ramey, 53, of Olney, for First Degree Murder and Predatory Sexual Assault in the death of Sabrina Stauffenberg, age 8. St...