Category Archives: Local News

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital's Home Care personnel will be conducting blood pressure screenings at the Altamont Municipal Building from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 23. Nursing staff fro...

The National Weather Service forecast: Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then showers likel...

The Lions Club will be offering hearing screenings tomorrow (5/4) from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the LifeSpan Center's Senior Expo. There is no charge, but donations are appreciated. Also, donations of used ...

Illinois isn't doing so well when it comes to air quality. A report from the American Lung Association, released last month, gives failing grades in that category to 16 out of 22 counties from which i...

Jefferson Elementary School in Charleston will be conducting a food drive from now through May 12th. Donated items will go to the food pantry at Charleston High School. Items the pantry needs include ...

Just in time for Mother's Day, it's the annual Omega Nu Bake Sale to benefit St. Jude kids. It's a drive-thru, starting at 6am this Friday in the Burgess Osbourne Auditorium parking lot on Lake Land B...

An Effingham man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in St. Louis Friday night. Nicholas Barnes was struck by a car in Central West End just before 10:30pm. The driver of the first vehicle that hit B...

McDonald's Restaurants of Central Illinois will host a "Cyber Hiring Day" today (5/3) to fill a variety of positions at area restaurants. Various employment opportunities are available such as crew, s...

According to a Mattoon Police Department Press Release, Mattoon police arrested Jeffrey A. Mingus, age 37 of Mattoon, on Friday April 29th at 6:22 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 900 block of Charlest...

The Governor's Highway Safety Association and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility has awarded the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) a special grant to conduct ten Advanced R...