Category Archives: Local News

The Findlay Walleye Festival gets under this Friday (7/29) The walleye tent will be open from 4-8pm, Battle Creek performs on the main stage from 6-9pm, and Kidd Kaddilack will be in the beer tent fro...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced its proposed waterfowl season and bag limits for Canada geese, ducks and other migratory birds. The 2016-2017 seasons in Illinois for regular...

.THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR WESTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY... AT 708 AM CDT...DOPPER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... WESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN EFFING...

Catholic Charities of Coles, Douglas and Edgar Counties will be supplying backpacks with new school supplies to Mattoon students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade. Registration will be July 26th...

The Illinois Supreme Court is going to review a constitutional amendment regarding changes to the political map-making process that was struck down in a lower court. The amendment, which approved in t...

We have lost a very dear friend. Midge McDowell, who was the founding director for Area 9 Special Olympics, passed away over the weekend. Midge, who along with Dick Lumpkin, came up with idea for the ...

Nominations for the Lake Land College Alumni Association are due in just a few days. This year's inductees will join a select group of 78 members in the prestigious group. If you would like to nominat...

The Mattoon Kennel Club will have an AKC sanctioned "B" match this Saturday (7/30) at Peterson Park. Registration will be from 8:30-9:45 a.m. and judging will begin at 10:00. Entry fee is $5.00 per do...

State Police troopers are on the scene of a three-vehicle crash involving truck tractor-semi trailers on Interstate 74 westbound to Interstate 57 southbound. Traffic is slowed/stopped on the ramp to s...