Category Archives: Local News

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 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: Interstate...

For Immediate Release - September 21, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker Proclaims September 20-26 Rail Safety Week in Illinois Chicago, IL - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 20-26 as Rail Safety Week...

Certified child passenger safety technicians will be offering free car seat safety checks this Saturday (9/25) as part of Child Passenger Safety Week. During Seat Check Saturday, techs will provide in...

The fall book sale at the Greenup Library will be September 30th through October 5th. Adult hardback books and DVDs are one-dollar each; adult paperbacks and puzzles are 50-cents; children's hardback ...

St. Paul Lutheran Church of Wheeler's annual corn maze and harvest festival opens this Friday, September 24, 2021, and will continue for the first two weekends of October. Admission to the 20-acre cor...

The Strasburg Lions Club and Village of Strasburg welcome you to the community wiener roast Friday, September 24, 2021, at the park. Hot dogs, buns, condiments, drinks and marshmallows will be provide...

The annual Omega Nu Witches' Walk and Ball will be October 30th. Check-in will start at 6:00 p.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. Dress in your best witch, warlock or wizard attire for a chance to win...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will present Family Trivia Night October 1st at 6:00 p.m. Cost is $5.00 for member-families and $7.00 for non-members. It's an outdoor nighttime-theme trivia contest coverin...

For Immediate Release - September 21, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Announces $16.5 Million in Economic Development Grants to Spur Regional Investment CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department o...

For Immediate Release - September 21, 2021 Illinois Department of Public Health Reminds Illinoisans It's Time to Get A Flu Shot SPRINGFIELD - Every season the flu sickens millions of people in the U.S...