Category Archives: Overnights

ERBA of Westfield Fundraiser
ERBA of Westfield will have a fundraiser at McDonald's of Casey, May 1st from 5:00-8:00 p.m. There will be a 50/50 for a chance to win cash, with half going to ERBA to help with children's year-end sh...
Renee Fonner Apr 30, 2018

Yoga Day Comes to Mattoon
Take your workout outside. June 21st is International Yoga Day, and the Mattoon Area Family YMCA will have certified instructors at local parks that day. Sunrise yoga will be offered from 5:30-6:15 a....
MyRadioLink Apr 30, 2018

Coles County Plant Orders Being Taken
The Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District will be taking plant orders until May 11th. Over 25 species are available. Get more information at colescountyswcd.org, at their Facebook page, or...
MyRadioLink Apr 30, 2018

EIU’s Chadd earns EIBEA Teacher of the Year award
Dr. Julie Chadd, professor in Eastern Illinois University's School of Technology, was selected as the Eastern Illinois Business Education Association's (EIBEA) Teacher of the Year earlier this month. ...
Renee Fonner Apr 27, 2018 . Julie Chadd (middle) with Amanda German and Jean Cornell, the two EIU business education students who nominated her for the 2017-18 EIBEA Teacher of the Year Award. Photo submitted by EIU.

Class E Trade Show
The annual Class E trade show will be held May 8th from 5-7 p.m. at the Lifespan Center. These young business owners will be selling their products and services that evening, and would greatly appreci...
Renee Fonner Apr 27, 2018

8th Annual 18th Street Block Party
The 8th Annual 18th Street Block Party is scheduled for Saturday, May 5 from 10 to 4 in Charleston. This event is a celebration of spring started eight years ago by a few local merchants on 18th Stree...
Renee Fonner Apr 27, 2018

Charley Pride recently announced as a performer on the 2018 CMA Fest Nissan Stadium stage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country Music Hall of Fame member and Recording Academy "Lifetime Achievement Award" recipient, Charley Pride, will celebrate his 25th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member with ap...
Renee Fonner Apr 27, 2018 Photo by Joseph Llanes, courtesy of the Country Music Association.

Blood Drive at Okaw Valley High School
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at Okaw Valley High School Monday (4/30) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All blood types are needed, especially types O-negative and O-positive. To make an a...
Renee Fonner Apr 26, 2018

2018 Spring Rendezvous and Links to the Future
Outdoor adventure awaits all central Illinois youth at Wolf Creek May 18-20 Join in the fun May 19, 2018 for the annual outdoor youth festival at Wolf Creek State Park on Lake Shelbyville in Windsor. ...
Renee Fonner Apr 26, 2018

Conservation Day on Saturday (April 28)
The Embarras Volunteer Stewards next conservation day will be this Saturday (4/28) at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. If you'd like to donate your time, please be there at 9:00 a.m. No experien...
Renee Fonner Apr 26, 2018


