Category Archives: Local News

A Charleston teen has pleaded guilty to injuring another teen, and threatening Assistant Principal Tim Keefe. 18-year-old Andrew Watts entered a voluntary guilty plea agreement for reckless conduct fo...

If you'd like to burn some calories before the big feast, the Mattoon Area Family YMCA will host the Bare Bones Turkey Trot, a five-mile run that'll take you through Mattoon Lightworks in Peterson Par...

The Angel Tree is up at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. 75 senior citizens are represented this year. If you'd like to choose an angel and make their Christmas a little brighter, please stop by the Y. G...

The Jasper County Junior High band and 5th and 6th grade band students are ready to treat you to a parent's night out on December 10th from 5:00-9:00 p.m. You get a much-needed date night, and your ki...

According to the Illinois State Police, additional officers will be patrolling work zones as the construction season comes to an end. Although officers will be enforcing all traffic laws, they will pr...

One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Jasper County early yesterday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, 34-year-old Dusti McKee, of Oblong, ran off the road and into the ...

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 a.m. If you'd like to make a monetary d...

You can help Papa Murphy's raise some dough for the Cooks Mills Clovers 4-H Club. Just mention the club's name on December 1st, purchase a regular priced menu item, and Papa Murphy's will donate 20-pe...

Sign-up continues for One Stop Community Christmas this week. If you live in Coles, Cumberland, Shelby, Douglas, Moultrie, Edgar or Clark County, and need assistance, please bring photo ID, children's...

Laker Visit Day will be Friday, December 2nd at the Luther Student Center on Lake Land's main campus. Representatives from all departments will be there to provide information and answer questions. Th...