Category Archives: Local News

Catholic Charities of Coles, Douglas and Edgar Counties will be supplying backpacks with new school supplies to Mattoon students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade. In order to be eligible, child...

Betty Crocker has added two more flavors of cake mix to the recall list. Here is their official press release: Today, out of an abundance of caution, two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix sold in the ...

An investigation is underway into a string of fires in Pana over the weekend. According to Fire Chief Ron Bland, there were four fires total. In fact, while his department was putting out three of the...

At the Richland County Fair tonight, it's the talent show at 7:00. More talent tomorrow night with the Jake Hoult Band and Olney's very own Mikayla Murphy, tractor pull on Thursday, truck pull on Frid...

Illinois is receiving nearly $1.4 million in federal funds to help seasonal farm workers with housing and job training. It is part of $81 million in funds being distributed nationwide as part of the U...

Today at the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair in Arthur, the carnival and concessions will open at 6:00 pm and the Miss and Little Miss pageants get underway at 7:00. Tomorrow is the first pay one price n...

A fundraiser for Toni Rinehart will be held at the Mattoon Moose Lodge this Saturday (7/16) from 11 to 11. Lunch will begin at noon and food will be available until 6:30. They'll have a bounce house a...

The drawing date for waterfowl hunting at Lake Mattoon is set for August 2nd. Application forms are available at the city clerk's office at Mattoon City Hall. The deadline to apply is July 26th.

Numerous protests and vigils were held across Illinois this weekend for either the two police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota last week, or the police deaths in Dallas. The only signific...

Illinois schools are being promised all of their school money this year. But many superintendents are taking a 'wait and see' approach. The stopgap state budget is supposed to spend six-thousand 119-d...