Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather service in ST. Louis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Central Fayette County until 8:30 PM CDT. At 7:49 PM a severe thunderstorm was located near Vandalia and moving e...

If you love to bowl and the spirit of Halloween, be sure to secure your spot in the Spook-Tacular Bowl-A-Thon with Relay for Life of Coles County! The bowling fun happens this week, Friday, October 21...

For the second consecutive year, Eastern Illinois University will ask those who attend the annual Homecoming Parade for something in return - socks. Volunteers with the Office of Civic Engagement and ...

Teens, join us for the reboot of an eighties classic, Friday, October 28, at 2:30 pm on the big screen in Rotary Room B at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library. This newly released PG-13 movie is ab...

Several Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center (PCH/FMC) staff volunteers participated in the annual blood sugar screening at Paris High School. Participating students were provided breakfast ...

Eastern Illinois University will open its doors to area children in order to provide a fun and safe environment to celebrate Halloween. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Council, Interfra...

Schakowsky Husband Quits Over Dirty Tricks Video (Washington, DC) -- The husband of Chicago Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is leaving his job at a Democratic campaign firm after an embarrassing undercov...

According to a Mattoon Police Department Press Release, Mattoon Police and Coles County Crimestoppers request public assistance in solving a case of Home Invasion in which a senior citizen was assault...

The Christian Science Society will host a special presentation "The Healing Power of Unselfishneess" on Saturday, November 5 at 2pm at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library. The presentation will be ...

Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center will offer two walk-in flu shot clinics in October. Flu shots will be available to patients age nine and older in the Paris Family Medical Center on Frid...