Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - June 14, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 165 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 165 new confirm...

For Immediate Release - June 14, 2021 Teens ages 12-18, this week's Craftivity @Home project: Sidewalk Chalk! Show your support for PRIDE month and for your LGBTQA+ friends, family, and neighbors with...

For Immediate Release - June 14, 2021 Planning a Fireworks Show This Summer? Keep These Things Top-of-Mind SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Office of the...

For Immediate Release - June 14, 2021 OSHA Urges Caution on the Job during "Trench Safety Month" SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Labor and Illinois OSHA are recognizing "Trench Safety Month" ...

For Immediate Release- June 14, 2021 Lake Land College Introduces New Special Admission Fire Science Program for Career Advancement Lake Land College will begin offering a new special admission Fire S...

UPDATED AT 8:40AM, Monday, June 14th: Anamet has power. First Shift should report at 9:30am. Please disregard any other messages.   Updated at 8:25am, Monday, June 14th: First Shift should now re...

A vendor quarter auction to support the Mitch Webb Wrestling Scholarship will be held at the Mattoon American Legion June 17th. Doors will open at 5:30 and the auction will begin at 6:30. Food and dri...

The annual Corn Belt Shrine Club's truck and tractor pull is June 18th at the Coles County Fairgrounds in Charleston. Admission is 10-dollars for the grandstand or pit. Kids six and under get in free....

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced that Illinois free fishing days will return June 18th through 21st. You can fish without buying a license, salmon stamp or inland trout stamp...

For Immediate Release - June 11, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 401 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 401 new confirm...