Category Archives: Overnights

The Central Illinois Outdoor Expo returns to the Otto Center in Arthur February 9th and 10th. They'll have fishing and hunting seminars daily, a chance to win 100-dollar gift cards, and new this year,...

Books and Babies comes back to the Charleston Carnegie Public Library now through April 12th on Thursdays, from 10:30 to 11:00 from, in the Craft Room. Bouncing rhymes, songs, finger plays, stories an...

What happens when you take some of the most brilliant minds from area high schools and put them under one roof? Nothing other than an academic face off, where teams are pitted against each other in ei...

The Mattoon Arts Council will host its first 2-D Art Show in March. The theme is "Art in Our Community." All artwork must be original, and artists can enter up to two works. Entries are due by Februar...

The Coles County Barbershop Chorus will be delivering singing valentines to homes, schools and businesses around the area. For $35, your valentine will get two love songs, a box of chocolates, plus a ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Lego My Library will be on Wednesday, February 21, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8. Builders wil...

Illinois State Police are currently investigating a double fatal traffic crash that occurred in the evening hours of Wednesday, February 7th on Illinois Route 1 at Vermilion County 3870 E Road, just b...

Coles County Relay for Life invites you to meet those "magical" mice at Crave Coffee and Caf (in Mattoon) on Monday, February 19th (Presidents' Day) from 11am to 2pm. Characters are available for pict...

Casey Hoenes, NP, joins Carle in Family Medicine in Tuscola. He received his Master of Science in Nursing from Illinois State University, Normal, Ill., 2017, his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from La...

Baseball meets basketball February 10th at EIU. The Cardinals' mascot, Fredbird will be in attendance for the Panthers' doubleheader with Austin Peay. Beginning at halftime of the women's game, he'll ...