Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Eastern Illinois Foodbank
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will have a pop-up food pantry for veterans, April 11th from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army in Mattoon. To be eligible, attendees must present proof of veteran st...
MyRadioLink Apr 09, 2017

One Arrested, One Dead in Alcohol-Related Crash
One person was killed after a Terre Haute crash this weekend. Terre Haute Police tell WTHI-TV the accident happened at 15th and Walnut Streets around 10:30 p.m., Friday night. Police say an adult man ...
MyRadioLink Apr 09, 2017 Daniel / CC

ISIS Claims Responsibility For 2 Church Blasts In Egypt
ISIS is claiming responsibility for two deadly Palm Sunday bombings at churches in Egypt. The media wing of the terror group said ISIS carried out the attacks at a Coptic Christian church in Tanta and...
MyRadioLink Apr 09, 2017

45th Police Camp
The 45th Annual American Legion Youth Police Camp is going to be held at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield June 25th through 30th. Teens will learn about career opportunities while trai...
MyRadioLink Apr 09, 2017

Remembering Work Zone Safety
According to WCIA online, the Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, is starting to stress for everyone to remember work zone safety while driving. More orange cones are beginning to pop up on t...
Apr 08, 2017 Photo courtesy of the Illinois State Police.

Pana House Fire Claims One Man's Life
According to WANDTV online, this morning around 10:00 am Pana Fire Department was dispatched to the 400 block of East 4th Street in Pana IL, where a deadly fire was overtaking a home. Pana Fire Depart...
Apr 08, 2017 Staci Lichterman / CC

Jo Dee Messina at Moultrie-Douglas Co. Fair
This year's Moultrie-Douglas County Fair in Arthur will be headlined by Jo Dee Messina. She'll be performing Saturday, July 15th at 7:00 p.m. General admission tickets are available for $15 each at mo...
MyRadioLink Apr 08, 2017

First Neighbor Bank Scoreboard: 4/8/17
High School Baseball -FINAL: Effingham 10, Charleston: 9 High School Softball -FINAL: Mattoon 4, Mt. Zion 3
MyRadioLink Apr 08, 2017

Effingham County Sales Tax
WEIU-TV reports, A one percent sales tax failed in Effingham County by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin leaving Effingham and Teutopolis School Districts looking for answers on how to improve their b...
MyRadioLink Apr 08, 2017

St. Anthony Partnership
WEIU-TV reports change is happening when it comes to drug overdoes and ways they can be prevent. Drug overdoses are on the rise in Illinois, and the Effingham area is taking steps to prevent opioid re...
MyRadioLink Apr 08, 2017


