Category Archives: Local News

The annual Run for the Fallen will be August 20th at the Charleston High School track. Registration forms are available at charlestontourism.org You can also register the day of the event. There is no...

An effort is underway to get former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich out of prison. A petition posted on the White House "We The People" website is asking President Obama to grant clemency to the ex-...

State Representative Reggie Phillips and the Crawford County Assessor's office will have a town hall meeting Monday, August 15th from 6:30-7:30 pm at the community center in Robinson, to discuss prope...

Illinois has a budget deficit that could hit eight-billion-dollars this year and no money in the bank. A new study says that makes the state ripe for calamity in an economic downturn. S&P Global R...

Heavy rains are forecasted for the next several days beginning tonight at 8 p.m. and will have a Flash Flood Watch in effect until August 16th (Tuesday). Many areas have already begun to flood like so...

Harley Davidson of Effingham has cancelled their main Family Day event. Bubba Blackwell was scheduled for a stunt show today at 4:00. Due to weather, the show has been cancelled. There is a possibilit...

The Lincoln Trail Friends of the NRA banquet will be August 18th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. Many guns will be given away including the gun of the year - a Montana Rifle American Legends .300 Win Mag,...

The Cumberland County Fair begins in Greenup on Saturday, here's a look at events this weekend and into next week: Saturday, 8/13: Cumberland County talent show at 1:00. Junior miss and pre-teen pagea...

Tickets are on sale now for the Literature and Libations at the Library fundraiser, at the Charleston Public Library on August 19th. Enjoy live music by Moondogs, Yvonne Larson, and the EIU Jazz Quart...

At its Educational Conference and Annual Meeting on August 11 in Effingham, the Illinois Rural Health Association presented its "2016 Rural Health Award of Merit" to the Illinois Telehealth Network (I...