Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Horizon Health Purchases Verona Mall (Paris, Ill.)-Horizon Health has purchased the Verona Mall in Paris to allow for expansion of its services. The mall is located on Jasper Str...

For Immediate Release Passing of Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover Mattoon, Illinois, December 3, 2020 - Mayor Timothy D. Gover passed away earlier this morning due to lingering health issues. Mayor Gover was b...

For Immediate Release - December 3, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 10,959 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 10,959 ne...

For Immediate Release Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Hanukkah Take and Make! You may pick up our 3D Menorah craft through our curbside service Friday, December 4, through Friday, December 18, or...

Thursday, December 3 at 10:45am According to Hindsboro's Water Superintendent, Jim Clifton, the village water is being shut off due to a water main break. When the water comes back on, Hindsboro will ...

For Immediate Release - December 3, 2020 Illinois State Fire Marshal Stresses Safety When Decorating for the Holidays to Reduce the Risk of Fire 15 Fire Related Deaths Reported During 2019 Holiday Sea...

Thursday, December 3, 2020, 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: The hospitali...

For Immediate Release - December 2, 2020 Illinois State Police Announces 48% Reduction in DNA/Biology Backlog Since March 2019 Springfield, IL - Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Police (ISP) Di...

For Immediate Release - December 2, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 9,757 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 9,757 new ...

For Immediate Release- December 1, 2020 Illinois State Police Announce Results of Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols Effingham Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt...