Category Archives: Overnights

Eastern Illinois Athletics will hold its Giving Blue Day on Tuesday, November 28th. This 24-hour fundraising event will help to support EIU's intercollegiate athletic teams. Donations made that day ca...

Entries are being accepted for the gingerbread house contest and the parade for Christmas in the Heart of Charleston on December 2nd. Entry forms are available at charlestonchamber.com.

Special Olympics basketball teams will open the season December 3rd at Mattoon Middle School, and they need volunteers. If you can help out as a score keeper, official or in souvenir sales, please cal...

The Windsor Student Council invites you to family movie night December 15th at the grade school. The Polar Express will be the featured film. Snacks will be available before and during the show. Pleas...

If you need some extra Christmas cash, tickets are still available for the Ashmore School Holiday Raffle. Grand prize is $500; second place is $250; $100 for third; and $50 for third. Tickets are just...

Illinois children can help kick off the state's bicentennial celebration by using their imaginations and artistic skills in a contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. ...

The Kid's Chess Club at the Mattoon Public Library will meet on December 16th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Players in grades 2 through 8 are welcome to come and play against others, or to learn the basics of...

The Arcola School Board has called a special meeting for Monday, November 27th to consider approval to authorize Arcola High School Principal Lisa Sigrist to submit a letter on behalf of the district ...

The Rotary Club of Mattoon and Friends of Rotary will have their annual door-to-door food drive Saturday, December 2nd. Simply leave non-perishables on your front porch or steps by 9:00 a.m. and they ...

The Mattoon Eagles Ladies will have a vendor bazaar December 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Several consultants and crafters will be there. Admission is a donation of at least two non-perishable foo...