Category Archives: Local News

The Mattoon Staples store is slated to close on October 8th. The Staples store has been open in Mattoon since 1998. The closure of the Mattoon store is just one of Staples stores across the nation to ...

At tomorrow's meeting of the Oakland school board, board members are set to consider a 1-percent county school facility sales tax referendum to be placed on the Nov. 8th general election ballot. If ap...

According to a recent press release from Task Force 6, Pamela L. Mazander, 66, of Maroa, Illinois was arrested on a warrant for the offense of Methamphetamine Conspiracy, which is a Class X Felony. Th...

Mattoon Police arrested 39-year-old Gregory Spiers and 33-year-old Tiffany Butera early this morning in the 1300 block of Richmond Avenue. Butera was charged with possession of methamphetamine, and Sp...

A Mattoon man faces disorderly conduct charges following his arrest Saturday. According to Mattoon Police, 24-year-old Alex Bell became disruptive by talking on his cell phone while attending a movie ...

Three people were injured in a head-on collision last night near Teutopolis. Authorities say a vehicle driven by 37-year-old David Abbott, of Toledo, was eastbound on Route 40 near 1800th street when ...

The Mattoon Middle School softball game at Villa Grove today has been cancelled due to rain. No make-up date has been announced.

Lake Land College's Adult Education will be offering free computer classes in various locations. Classes begin September 19th for Effingham and Mattoon locations and September 20th for Marshall, Pana ...

Lake Land College awarded seven students with the Microsoft Office Specialist certification through the Lake Land College Business Division. The MOS certification exams test students' skills in Micros...

SPRINGFIELD - Statewide hearings begin this week to better understand how life insurance companies avoid paying death benefits and what Illinois families can do to prevent themselves from being victim...