Category Archives: Local News

For Release Lake Land College welcomes new student trustee The Lake Land College Board of Trustees welcomed Maggie Kelly, Strasburg, as the 2022-23 Student Trustee at the May 9 meeting. "I am honored ...

For Release 2022 Congressional Art Competition Winners Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) announced that Carmi White County High School student wins the annual Congressional Art Competition. Gage Attebe...

Resurfacing work on Dewitt Avenue in Mattoon is scheduled to begin this Monday, May 16th. The project will stretch from 14th Street to Logan. The busiest intersections will remain open to traffic. Ple...

A Mattoon man was killed in a crash on Route 45 last night. According to the Illinois State Police, a tow truck driven by 51-year-old Wes Doty of Mattoon turned left into the path of a motorcycle driv...

For Immediate Release Andy Hogan Golf Outing is June 4 (Paris, IL)-The 18th annual Andy Hogan Memorial Golf Outing will take place Saturday, June 4, at 12:30 pm at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Paris. Al...

The Flora Masonic Lodge will be hosting an auction to benefit Shriners Hospital of St. Louis May 21st starting at 10:30 a.m. at the fairgrounds. They'll also be giving away bicycles.

A free veterans appreciation lunch will be held May 27th from 11:30-1:00 at Visiting Angels Development and Education Center in Effingham. Veterans who bring a piece of military memorabilia, like a me...

Registration is still open for the Summer Reading Challenge at the Effingham Public Library. It's open to all area kids and a library card is not required. Kids can earn rewards for reading, and all w...

The Coles County Chorus will present "In the Good Old Summertime" on June 4th starting at 4:00 in the Doudna Fine Arts Center at EIU. General admission tickets are $20 each and $5.00 for kids 12 and u...

Saturday (5/14) is citywide cleanup day in Charleston. Dumpsters will be available at the Leaf and Limb Drop-off Facility from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.