Category Archives: Local News

Soon-to-be voters now have more options in Illinois. Governor Rauner signed a new law last week that allows 17-year-olds to vote in local primaries and circulate petitions for candidates as long as th...

August 20th is set to be the date for the Relay for Life of Coles County, and this year there will be a different start time. The opening ceremony will be held at Noon and will run til Midnight in Mat...

The Lake Land College Board of Trustees will meet tonight where they will vote on the proposed 2016-17 college budget. The $73.2 million dollar balanced budget is set up for an expected reduction in s...

There's less than a week until the "Cruisin' the Cornfields" bike ride in Sullivan, Illinois! The ride will take place Saturday, August 13th, starting in Wyman Park. Participants having two options: a...

Walk to End Alzheimer's will take place on Saturday, September 24th at the Roundhouse Complex in Mattoon. Participants will complete a two mile walk and will learn about Alzheimer's disease, advocacy ...

The Lincoln Trial 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 annual Run for the Fallen will take place August 20th at the Charleston High School track. Registration forms are available at charlestontourism.org. You can also register the day of the event. Th...

From WTWO, Indiana Health Officials have confirmed a case of the Zika Virus in Sellersburg. They say that the resident who tested positive had recently traveled. This is the 22nd confirmed case of Zik...

Governor Bruce Rauner announced today he has appointed Kirk Gadberry to the Illinois Workforce Investment Board. He has also made appointments to the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission and reappoint...

Several Paris High School students and a PHS graduate are volunteering their time this summer to assist Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center by manning an information desk at the Acklin-Shac...