Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

The Charleston Parks and Recreation Department will head to Busch Stadium for the season opening series between the Cardinals and Cubs. Only 45 tickets will be sold for the April 5th day game. Cost is...

The American Red Cross will team with the Neoga Healthcare Club for a Valentine's Day blood drive from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at Neoga High School. If they hit the goal of 55 units of blood, the American Red ...

Aretha Franklin Says She Will Retire (Detroit, MI) -- A new album is on the way from Aretha Franklin, but she says this will be the end. The new album will be produced in part by Stevie Wonder. Frankl...

Bob Costas Steps Down As Host Of NBC's Olympics Coverage (New York, NY) -- Veteran sportscaster Bob Costas won't be hosting next year's Winter Olympics in Korea. Costas made the surprise announcement ...

Do you get the 3 day weekend for Lincoln's Birthday? Monday is looking really good. From the National Weather Service: Today: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between 1 and 11. Northwest ...

Illinois State Police District 10 Troopers and Zone 5 Agents responded to a report of shots fired at a vehicle on I-57 on February 7, 2017 at approximately 8:36 p.m. in Champaign County. The suspect v...

The Coles County chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual membership banquet February 25th at the WalkWay in Mattoon. In addition to a delicious meal, you'll have a chance to win prizes and bid...

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has started its 33rd year of service to the residents of our local communities. This program is sponsored by the LifeSpan Volunteer Program (LSVP) in...

According to an email from the Illinois State Police at 2:30pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, please use caution when traveling on snow ice covered roadways. I74 West of Interstate 57 in Champaign an...

Reservations are now being taken for May Merriment. The annual fundraiser will be held at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA on May 6th. Silent auction and social hour start at 5:00, and the live auction ge...