Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Illinois IN Middle Of Snowless Winter (Chicago, IL) -- It's official; this is one of the least snowy winters on record in Illinois. Forecasters yesterday confirmed this is the second smallest amount o...

According to a listener report, there has been an accident on Route 16 between Mattoon and Charleston near Sarah Bush Lincoln. Traffic is backed up and you should expect delays. You might want to cons...

Take Down Heart Disease with fitness guru Ben Booker and Sarah Bush Lincoln from 5 to 7 pm, Thursday, Feb. 23, at The Brickhouse Bar and Grill in Charleston. Learn how staying fit and watching your nu...

The Sandra and Jack Pine Honors College at Eastern Illinois University will host its 32nd annual Scholastic Bowl Tournament Saturday, Feb. 4, in Coleman Hall. The tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m., w...

U.S. Bacon Reserves Leanest Since 1957 (Undated) -- The USDA is warning of a possible bacon shortage. Though more pigs than ever are being produced, foreign buyers are responsible for creating the lea...

Cheerleaders File Class-Action Against The NFL (San Francisco, CA) -- Professional cheerleaders are suing the NFL. The class-action suit filed in San Francisco yesterday claims cheerleaders often get ...

This letter is from Ed Dowd, Executive Director, Mattoon Chamber of Commerce "One of the roles of the Chamber of Commerce is to help keep members informed of legislative issues that pertain to their b...

Study: Kids Closer To Pets Than Sibs (Cambridge, England) -- A new study suggests children may be closer to their pets than to their brothers and sisters. Researchers from Cambridge University in Engl...

"Father Of Pac-Man" Dies (Undated) -- The man who gave the world Pac-Man is dead. Masaya Nakamura founded Namco, the company that put out the wildly popular dot-munching game. Namco announced Monday t...

High school seniors and college students pursuing agriculture-based courses may now apply for scholarship offered by the GROWMARK Foundation. Foundation officials have announced that the program will ...