Category Archives: Local News

Governor Bruce Rauner cut the ribbon to open the 2016 Illinois State Fair this morning. The ceremony signifies the official start of the 10 day celebration of Illinois agriculture. This year's State F...

The Friends of the Charleston Carnegie Public Library will hold its "Back to School" book sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, August 26 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, August 27 at the Charleston...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) will be available to meet with local constituents in Shelbyville on Tuesday, August 23. The Congressman will be holding one-on-one meetings from 1-2:30 p.m. a...

Lake Land College Vice President for Workforce Solutions and Community Education Jim Hull traveled to China in August to meet with a group of Chinese business leaders about the opportunity for a new e...

The butter cow has been an icon at the Illinois State Fair for over 90 years. The dairy bovine is one of the most photographed images on the state fairgrounds, a must-see attraction for families, and ...

The Charleston Kiwanis Club will have their 2nd annual car wash this Saturday (8/13) from 8:00am-noon at Advance Auto Parts. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Mid Illinois Big Brothers Big Sister...

A rummage sale to benefit the Charleston High School music boosters will be held in the merchant's building at the Coles County fairgrounds this week. Sale hours are 5:30 to 7:00 Friday evening and 7:...

The village of Humboldt is slated to have mosquito spraying going on next week. Spraying will occur on Tuesday, and in case of rain, the spraying will be pushed back to Wednesday.

There will be a Pollinator Enhancement Workshop on August 25th at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. The workshop will talk about natural pollinator and their importance to agriculture. Sign-i...

Mattoon's General Electric Lighting lamp plant is going to be closing. The company made the announcement yesterday that the plant is planned to close by August of next year. GE cites changing technolo...