Category Archives: Local News

Neoga Girl Scouts will have a door-to-door food drive this Sunday (10/30) from 2:00-4:00 p.m. They would appreciate donations of non-perishable foods in unbreakable containers. If you won't be home at...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center is looking for volunteers for its annual haunted hike on October 28th and 29th. Transportation will be provided for EIU students. Visit dhnature.org to find out more.

Eastern Illinois University will open its doors to area kids to celebrate Halloween. Trick-or-treaters are invited to Greek Court on Halloween night from 5-7. A Halloween-themed children's carnival wi...

Former Congressman Aaron Schock is looking at a ten-thousand dollar fine for an illegal campaign loan in 2012. "The Chicago Tribune" reports the Federal Election Commission rapped Schock on the knuckl...

There will be an open house at the new Family Medical Center in Oakland on Monday, November 7th, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Attendees can meet the clinic staff and enjoy free refreshments.

If you love the book "Tokens and Omens", how would you like to meet the author?! Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26th, is your chance because the author of the novel, Jeri Baird, is coming to The Charles...

A top German police executive will present his take on "Refugees and Terrorists in Europe" while visiting the campus of Eastern Illinois University on Monday, Oct. 31. Wilhelm Schmidbauer, director of...

The public is invited to attend an open house at the new Family Medical Center in Oakland on Monday, November 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The clinic is located at 5 S. Walnut Street in Oakland, just sout...

Illinois State Lottery officials have confirmed that a Tuscola couple has come forward to claim the $133 million prize from the September 17th Mega Millions drawing. The husband and wife, who did not ...

Ameren Illinois and the Embarras River Basin Agency are hosting an energy bill assistance event tomorrow, October 26th, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Demars Center in Mattoon's Peterson Park. One-time ...