Category Archives: Overnights

In a recent press release from Illinois State Police, District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) that was conducted in Champaign County during th...

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has continued the Flood Warning for the Kaskaskia River at Vandalia until Friday, May 5, 2017 at 10am. The Flood Warning is a result of heavy rainfall that fe...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the Flood Warning for Jasper and Cumberland counties until Noon on Wednesday (May 3, 2017). Emergency management reported continued flooding of man...

Charges After Attempted Beer Theft At Garth Brooks Concerts (Champaign, IL) -- This is not what Garth Brooks had in mind when he sang 'Friends in Low Places.' Prosecutors in Champaign are pressing ahe...

Lake Land College is offering a series of computer classes at the Workforce Development Center in Mattoon in May. The cost is $50 per class. Excel I, Excel II, Excel III, Creating a Resume and Making ...

ERBA is offering scholarships are available for income-eligible individuals who want to attend college this fall. A limited number of $500 scholarships will be awarded in Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumbe...

Boys Scouts from the Arthur area will have a pancake breakfast May 6th to help raise money for a trip to the National Scout Jamboree. Breakfast will be served from 6:00-10:00 a.m. at the Arthur United...

High School Baseball: -FINAL: Argenta-Oreana 10, Arcola 5 -FINAL: Okaw Valley 15, Cerro Gordo/Bement 0 -FINAL: St. Anthony 10, Altamont 0 -FINAL: Teutopolis 14, Effingham 2 -FINAL: Villa Grove/Heritag...

Sheriff Jimmy Rankin and the Coles County Sheriff's Department are sponsoring a Cinco de Mayo blood drive. The American Red Cross bus will be on the southwest corner of the Charleston square from 2:00...

The Committee for Concerned Tax Payers in Coles County will hold an informational meeting on May 2nd at 7:00 at the Burgess-Osborne Auditorium in Mattoon. The meeting is open to the public.