Category Archives: Local News

The Moultrie-Douglas County Fair in Arthur is happening all this week. Tonight Carollton Band is scheduled to take the main stage at 7:00 PM and the show is still a go! However, due to the pending wea...

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 350 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDE...

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for our entire Illinois listening area. The watch is in effect until 9pm, Wednesday, July 13.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT * AT 210 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTO...

According to a text message from Douglas County, Illinois, at 2pm on Wednesday, July 13. The Douglas County 911 system is out of service. If you have an emergency, please call 217.253.4808

Need a shake-up fix, or maybe a funnel cake? The Richland County Fair continues in Olney. Tonight at 7:00, it's live music from the Jake Hoult Band and Olney's very own Mikayla Murphy. Tomorrow night'...

The Mattoon Arts Council is now accepting entries to its first photography show. Professional, amateur and student photographers are invited to submit their work. Student entries are open to grades si...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) and AT&T will host a senior citizen tech day at your LifeSpan Center on Wednesday, August 3rd. "Smart phones and the apps they run have changed the way we...

The 12-year-old Cal Ripken baseball Ohio Valley Regional tournament is in Mattoon this week. The tournament's assistant director Kasey Considine shared some information about the event with us. You ca...

Ostomy Support Group: Evening meetings four times a year in Mattoon and Effingham. For dates, times and locations, call Ramona Tomshack, R.N. at 217-258-4112 or Christa Schulte at 217-238-4804.