Category Archives: Local News

Registration ends TODAY (9/1) at 4:30, for the painting party to benefit One Stop Community Christmas. Shelby Memorial Hospital is sponsoring the party, which will be held at Niemerg Family Winery in ...

A Quarter Auction For Mattoon JROTC will be held on September 15th at 5:30pm and will be held at the Mattoon American Legion Post 88. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

The Summer if winding down, so that means the golf season will be shortly too, but it's not over yet! The Annual United Way of Coles County Golf Outing is slated for Friday, September 23rd at Meadowvi...

According to WEIU-TV, A Robbery occurred this afternoon, Wednesday, August 31st, at Prairie State Bank, located at 1850 18th street in Charleston IL. The Charleston Police Department say a suspect, st...

On Tuesday August 30th , the Mattoon Police Department, with the assistance of Springfield Police and the U.S Marshall's Service, arrested Audrey L. Ross, age 21 of Springfield, IL. The arrest occurre...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital is offering an American Heart Association Renewal Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Class on Tuesday, September 20. Pre-registration is required. Please...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting applications from young men and women interested in attending one of the United States military academies. High school seniors, college stude...

A major project to repair windows at the Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site is scheduled to begin soon, and the Vandalia Historical Society encourages local contractors to bid on the work. Genero...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt, announced that District 12 Troopers will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Effingham, Jasper...

The Wound Care Center at Paris Community Hospital reaches a major milestone this year, as it commemorates 10 years of providing wound care services to residents of the Wabash Valley. The wound center ...