Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

This Sunday, July 15th, bring the family and enjoy an afternoon and of great live music! It's Band Jam to benefit the Effingham County Veteran's Memorial. Doors open and noon and the jam begins at 12:...

(Undated) -- The U.S. Navy is allowing female sailors to sport more hairstyles. New rules now allow women to wear dreadlocks, ponytails and styled buns while in uniform. They will also be allowed to s...

Today, Friday the 13th, so see if luck's on your side with another Cornbelt Shrine Club Queen of Hearts Drawing at the Charleston Moose Lodge. The jackpot will be more than $250,000! Half will go to t...

Water line work has forced the closure of Marshall Avenue, from 11th to 13th Street in Mattoon. Crews are moving a water line prior to road work which is scheduled to begin on July 23rd.

(Undated) -- Twitter is purging millions of suspicious or dormant accounts. The company's CEO Jack Dorsey warned that some people may see their follower counts drop because of the action. The clean-up...

Aquafest at Dam West Beach Lake Shelbyville - Aquafest at Dam West Beach is no ordinary day at the beach! The Lake Shelbyville, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be hosting Aquafest on Saturday, Augus...

Another outdoor conservation work day will be held at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon August 18th from 10:30 am to 12:30 p.m. They'll be tackling a variety of projects in conjunction with EIU Ju...

Eric Church announced this morning the forthcoming release of a new album, Desperate Man, and a single of the same name. During a livestream, Church revealed that the new album will be available Octob...

Central Illinois Crush baseball tryouts will be held July 22nd and July 28th at Wyman Park in Sullivan. 11-and-under tryouts will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. each day, and 12-and-under tryouts will be from...

The American Red Cross will have a community blood drive from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Tuesday (July 17) at the Arcola Center. For an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or visit redcrossblood.org.