Category Archives: Local News

The annual clean-up day for the Village of Arthur will be July 30th. Just leave items at the curb and they'll be picked up. Items that will not be accepted: Tires, yard waste, paint, batteries, applia...

Sullivan Blue Dolphins Swim Team Try Outs, Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 9:00 AM the Sullivan Civic Center. For information please call Head Coach Jason Drury at 217-246-2861.

Illinois is in the middle of a wet month. State Climatologist Jim Angel says the statewide average rainfall through Sunday was six inches. That makes it the eighth-wettest July on record for Illinois....

This weekend, Fox Ridge State Park will be hosting their annual "Night Bugs" event, which will begin around sunset at the park's White Pines pavilion. There will be an informative presentation on the ...

Charleston's Family Video building will soon be getting a new resident business. Marco's Pizza, a Toledo, Ohio, based pizza restaurant will begin construction to share the newly renovated building wit...

According to a recent press release, Illinois State Police District 10 Captain, Louis Kink, has announced a new arrival for District 10 Police. A couple from Champaign County, who wish to remain anony...

The Mattoon Pride 14-and-under Orange is on a roll this afternoon! The team just scored their second win today in a 7-1 victory against Indiana Raider Elite. The ladies are currently competing at the ...

In a quarterly report, Caterpillar, Inc. says additional layoffs will be expected in the second half of 2016. Caterpillar officials say the layoffs are the primary reason for increasing restructuring ...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital is sponsoring a Community Blood Serviced of Illinois (CBSI) blood drive in the hospital Auditorium on Thursday, August 18 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Community Bloo...

Lake Land College's Adult Education is offering free Basic Nursing Assistant (BNA) training, with orientation beginning Aug. 8. Orientation for the training is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 8 at 4 p.m. a...