Category Archives: Local News

Sarah Bush Lincoln presents the Paint the Town 5K, a color run to honor those battling cancer, or those who lost the battle, October 8th. Packet pick-up will be from noon to 7:00pm the day before, or ...

Make sure your children are prepared with plenty of reading material for the new school year! The Friends of the Charleston Carnegie Public Library are hosting a back to school book sale next weekend,...

This weekend Windsor is the place to be! It's their annual Windsor Harvest Picnic! It's three days of great food and entertainment. It all gets underway tomorrow, Thursday, August 17th and Lane from t...

Illinois State Police District 18 is investigating a two-vehicle crash on Route 16 near Nokomis. A vehicle driven by Max Heintz, of Witt crossed the center line and struck a car driven by Janece Neuna...

There are changes this year to Relay's schedule. Feel free to share this so everyone is aware of the time changes. Relay for Life of Coles County is Saturday, August 20 at Peterson Park *Opening Cerem...

31-year-old Ryan Myers, a native of Mattoon, was killed during a traffic accident in California. Myers, was riding his motorcycle on I-15 in Escondido when he clipped a car that was changing lanes sho...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital recently welcomed Laura Hickenbottom, NNP-BC, to serve as the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner for the Women and Children's Care department. She will be providing servi...

A fallen tree was to blame for an accident in Lawrence County. Illinois State Police say Robert Yeaden, of Evansville, Indiana was on Route 33 in his tractor-trailer when he collided with a tree lying...

An Arcola woman was injured in an accident near Effingham yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, 37-year-old Christi Mulligan was eastbound on I-70, about five miles west of Effingham when...

According to the Associated Press, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says bovine tuberculosis has been found in the wild in Indiana for the first time. It says bovine TB has been diagnosed in a...