Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) echoes CDC's recent recommendation that pregnant women avoid travel to an area in Miami, Florida, because of the risk of Zika virus. This recommendation...

Sometime between 1941 and 1975 the 6 US Air Force, 52 Army, 4 Marines and 16 Navy Veterans served our country, with 5 during WWII, 30 during the Korean War and 43 during the Vietnam War eras. They com...

The state of Illinois earned $7.9 million less in investment income in the second quarter of 2016 as a result of the year-long budget impasse, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. Despite t...

State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is reminding constituents he has a satellite office inside the Fairfield City Hall. Every other Tuesday, staff from Sen. Righter's office will be available to answe...

In the next few weeks, students from pre-kindergarten through college will be headed back to school. As parents prepare their students for the new academic year, the Illinois Emergency Management Agen...

As of 8:55 last night, a suspect was still at large in Jasper County, possibly in the Hidalgo area. At around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, an Hispanic male, approximately 49 years of age, ran from an Ill...

At tonight's meeting of the Mattoon City Council, council members will consider rezoning property along the east side of Dettro Drive for the construction of a memory care facility. The request was ma...

Courts across Illinois now have to tell the State Police when a local judge declares someone mentally disabled. The requirement is part of a new law aimed at keeping people with mental illnesses from ...

An Ernie Banks rookie card, an 1856 flying eagle cent, and an Elvis Presley concert ticket stub are some of the 21,500 unclaimed property items worth $167,000 to be auctioned live on August 20th on th...

A few tickets remain for the 4-H Extension raffle. You could win a John Deere Z-series lawnmower or $2,500 cash. Only 275 tickets will be sold. The drawing is this Thursday (8/4) at the 4-H livestock ...