Category Archives: Local News

According to ABC, officials are looking for Ahmad Rahami in connection to the explosions over the weekend in New York and New Jersey. Rahami is considered armed and dangerous. You can read ABC's compl...

Two Central Illinois High Schoolers Killed In Motorcycle Crash (Springfield, IL) -- Two teenagers are dead after a motorcycle crash in Springfield. The Sangamon County Coroner's Office says 17-year-ol...

Bring awareness to all types of cancer and join in the fun at Paint the Town 5K Color Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Mattoon. Sponsored by Sarah Bush Lincoln, Paint the Town begins at 8 am at the Ma...

The Rauner Administration announced today it has abolished the staff assistant position at the Illinois Department of Transportation. The position was central to the IDOT patronage hiring scandal that...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. FOR THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND CLARK EFFINGHAM JASPER CRAWFORD CLAY R...

Illinois Emergency Management Agency encourages people to participate in the annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on October 20th at 10:20 a.m. Schools, businesses, government agencies, families and...

Nominating petitions for those wishing to file for a seat on the board of trustees at Lake Land College will be available on or after September 20th at the office Jean Anne Grunloh, senior executive t...

It's Homecoming week in Oakland! The sophomore class will be hosting powderpuff games on Wednesday (September 21st) at 6:00pm at the football field in Oakland. The bonfire to follow the powderpuff gam...

The Sara Bush Lincoln Volunteer Guild's Fall Market will feature a huge selection of one-of-a-kind handcrafted jewelry, candles, baby and children's clothing, artwork, baskets, home & garden dcor ...

The Meadowview Golf Course will be hosting the annual United Way of Coles County Golf Outing on Friday, September 23. Lunch will be served at noon, and the golf outing begins at 1 pm. The cost is $100...