Category Archives: Local News

The D.A.V. Club in Effingham will host a "Ground Hog" supper February 5th from 5:00-6:30 p.m. They'll be serving sausage, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, home baked breads and homemade desserts. Meals ar...

For Immediate Release - January 27, 2022 Unemployment Rates Down for the Ninth Consecutive Month, Jobs Up in Most Metro Areas SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all fourtee...

Books and Babies at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library will resume on Thursdays, at 10:30-11:00 from February 10-April 21 in the Rotary Rooms to promote social distancing. Masks are required in th...

For Immediate Release - January 27, 2022 Governor Pritzker Kicks Off 'Illinois Works' Pre-Apprenticeship Program to Prepare Students for Jobs in the Construction Trades Community Organizations Begin R...

For Immediate Release Announcing the Daily Farm Scholarship is accepting applications from Coles and Moultrie County students (Mattoon, Illinois - January 27, 2022) Southeastern Illinois Community Fou...

Court Appointed Special Advocates, CASA, advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children to give them a safe and permanent home. CASA of East Central Illinois, serving Coles & Cu...

Thursday, January 27, 2022, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: Mattoon Movie...

Applications available for Arland D. Williams, Jr. Scholarship (MATTOON, Illinois - January 26, 2022) Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Arland D. Williams, Jr. Scholarship. Applicants m...

For Immediate Release - January 26, 2022 Pritzker Administration Awards $55 Million to Improve Housing Accessibility and Stability for Vulnerable Residents CHICAGO - The Illinois Housing Development A...

For Immediate Release - January 26, 2022 Gov. Pritzker Appoints Ann McCabe as a Commissioner of the ICC Springfield, IL - Effective February 1, 2022, Governor JB Pritzker has appointed Ann McCabe to a...