Category Archives: Local News

The Teutopolis Civic Group is giving away a nine cubic foot freezer and half a beef. Tickets are $20 each or six for $100. The winner will be drawn January 25th at the T-town Banquet Hall. You do not ...

If you live in Ashmore and have boxes you'd like to dispose of, a roll-off dumpster will be set up across from the fire department on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. Please bring I...

For Immediate Release - December 28, 2020 Free COVID-19 Testing Available at State Mobile Testing Sites in Central Illinois SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mo...

For Immediate Release - December 28, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 4,453 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,453 new...

Curbside Christmas tree collection in Mattoon will be January 4, 2021 - January 8, 2021. Please place trees next to the street by 7:00 a.m. Monday, January 4th. Trees must be free of ornaments, lights...

For Immediate Release - December 28, 2020 Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, annou...

Monday, December 28 at 11:35am: This statement is from Mattoon Fire Department Chief, Jeff Hilligoss: The Natural Gas Evacuation order has been lifted...residents of the 24th-26th block of commercial,...

Illinois Closing-In On One Million Coronavirus Positives (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is heading toward another coronavirus milestone. The state's Department of Public Health yesterday reported another 3...

Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Squad Car, Kills Sheriff's K9 (Boone County, IL) -- The Boone County Sheriff's Office says a suspected drunk driver hit a squad car, killing one of the department's K9 dogs...

U.S. Army Assisting In Rockford Mass Shooting Investigation (Rockford, IL) -- The U.S. Army is assisting in the investigation of a mass shooting in Rockford. Army Sergeant First Class Duke Webb was ar...