Category Archives: Local News

Charleston city-wide clean-up day is this Saturday (5/14) The city will have trash bins available from 8am-2pm at the leaf and lawn drop-off site on West Madison, and at 815 Adkins Drive. Bins for bui...

Take a detailed look at the stars and sky Tuesday Night! Tomorrow Night, May 10th, The Charleston Carnegie Public Library invites you out for Astronomy Night starting at 8:00 PM. The event is free and...

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for our entire Illinois listening area. Today (May 9) and Tonight: Thunderstorms are expected during the period, especially this aft...

This Saturday (5/14) is the annual Stamp out Hunger food drive with the U.S. Postal Service and National Association of Letter Carriers. Simply leave non-perishable food items in a bag or box near you...

Lake Land College is offering Basic Nursing Assistant (CNA) training this summer in Effingham, Paris and Pana. The nine-week course will meet every Monday and Thursday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. from Jun...

As we enter mosquito season, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding Illinoisans of the diseases mosquitoes carry and the best ways to avoid being bitten. "Each year since 2002 wh...

Get ready for another campaign-sign in front yards this summer. University employees in Macomb and other university towns across Illinois are hoping to use campaign signs to drive home the benefits of...

The Dennis Hastert hush money case has prompted Democratic State Senator Scott Bennett of Champaign to propose an end to the time limit for prosecuting child sex abuse cases. Hastert admitted during s...

Beginning May 16th, weather permitting, Route 121 will be closed to traffic to all for the reconstruction of the bridge over Long Point Creek. Traffic will be detoured from Mattoon and Toledo via the ...

A Dieterich driver was injured in an auto accident that occured Saturday in Effingham County. Kory Willenborg is being charged with illegal consumption of alcohol and ticketed for disobeying a stop si...