Category Archives: Local News

Dense fog advisory until 9:00 this morning, otherwise, partly sunny with a high of 85 A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms this evening with a low of 72 Scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorr...

During tonight's meeting of the Mattoon City Council, council members will consider personnel changes for the Mattoon Fire Department and the Mattoon Police Department. The council will also consider ...

A fire occurred in Greenup on Saturday that lead to the death of two men. Timothy Thomas and Darrell Albert perished in the house fire that occurred on Saturday night at 10:45 pm. Investigators believ...

The Charleston City Council will vote on the acquisition of land from the First Christian Church when they have their weekly meeting this evening. If approved, the 40 acres will be used for the constr...

Lake Land College will be hosting Camp Invention July 18th through 21st. Several leadership interns are needed to assist with the camp. Interns over age 18 will receive two hours of college credit. Ca...

The HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Foundation will hold its 8th Annual Golf Benefit on Friday, July 15th at noon at the Effingham Country Club. Registration begins at 10am. Lunch will be served ...

A flash flood watch has been issued for the following counties until tomorrow (7/4) at 7:00am CT Moultrie Douglas Coles Edgar Shelby Cumberland Clark Effingham Jasper Crawford Clay Richland Lawrence

Two men were killed in an accident in Jasper County last night. According to the Illinois State Police, a truck driven by 26-year-old Cody Drake was southbound on County Road 400E when it ran off the ...

The next "Wild About Nature" event at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor's Center is the Corps Campout July 7th. Preregistration is required at 217-774-3951, extension 2. Meeting times are 9:00-10:00am for ...

The Clay County Farm Bureau Young Leaders will host their 2nd annual Ranch Rodeo July 23rd. The event, which kicks off the Clay County Fair, will feature team sorting, mugging and branding. Plus, goat...