Category Archives: Overnights

A cancer benefit for Coles County Sheriff Jimmy Rankin will be held November 12th from 2-8pm at the LifeSpan Center between Mattoon and Charleston. This family-friendly event will feature live music, ...

Crime Stoppers is looking into starting a new chapter in the Metro East. The "Alton Telegraph" reports the organization that helps law enforcement solve crimes by anonymously soliciting tips from the ...

Don Sol Mexican Grill will host a fundraiser for Operation Sleigh Ride and Cops for Kids this Wednesday (11/9) from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. They'll donate 10% of sales from the day to Mattoon Fire and...

Coles County Clerk, Sue Rennels, would like to remind voters of a few things for election day Tuesday, November 8th. All early voting is now closed. All Coles County registered voters MUST go to their...

According to a recent press release from the Illinois State Police District 12 an injury crash occurred the morning of Monday, November 7th at 11:00 AM in Cumberland County just 2 miles north of Neoga...

The Illinois State Police will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols in Clay, Marion, Crawford, Lawrence, Jasper and Richland Counties this month. Safety belts are still one of the most effec...

Sue Rennels, Coles County Clerk would like to remind voters that today (Monday, November 7, 2016) is the last day to Vote Early. Anyone wanting to register or vote may come to the County Clerk's Offic...

An accident occurred Saturday on U.S. Route 40 at Effingham County Road 1075 E, two miles west of Interstate 57, that resulted in the death of an Altamont man. Donald Verdeyen, 63, was traveling eastb...

Mattoon native Blake Leitch is featured in Operation Route 66, which is a project by father and son team Kurt and Nick Gerber. The pair has ridden motorcycles across the country on Route 66 from Chica...

Sign-up continues today for One Stop Community Christmas. If you live in Coles, Cumberland, Shelby, Douglas, Moultrie, Edgar, or Clark County, please take photo ID, children's state medical card or pr...