Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Strasburg Hog Roast and Gnome Fest Tomorrow
The Strasburg Hog Roast and Gnome Fest is this Saturday (9/17). The celebration includes a softball tournament, scavenger hunt, Miss Strasburg and junior miss pageants, beer garden, great food and pri...
MyRadioLink Sep 16, 2016 julie / CC

Fall Cleanup at Lake Charleston
This weekend will be the Fall Cleanup Day at Lake Charleston and organizers are still seeking volunteers to help keep the area clean. Volunteer crews will be picking up trash along the lakeside trails...
MyRadioLink Sep 16, 2016

Five Mile House Barbecue and Auction
The annual Five Mile House barbecue and auction will be held this weekend at the Merchant's Building at the Coles County Fairgrounds from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 dollars for adults and $5 ...
MyRadioLink Sep 16, 2016 John Liu / CC

Ameren To Provide Assistance For Non-Profits
Ameren Illinois is offering a program to help non-profits in the state pay their utility bills. The company says organizations struggling financially can apply for grants through the Energy Assistance...
MyRadioLink Sep 14, 2016

Illini Game Sells Out
From WCIA, even though the Illini didn't win their Saturday game against North Carolina, it was a big night for Illinois football. For the first time since 2011, and Illini home game sold out, even af...
MyRadioLink Sep 11, 2016 Todd Huffman / CC

Fire at Marshall Business
From WTHI, just before 2:00 pm today there was a fire at Kuhn Dirtworks in Marshall, IL. Marshall Fire Chief Paul Hoggatt said that Marshall Fire, Martinsville, and West Union were fighting the fire f...
MyRadioLink Sep 11, 2016 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC

Motorcycle Rider Thrown From Bike in Douglas County
According to WANDTV online, motorcyclist from Champaign, IL was seriously injured after crashing bike yesterday afternoon in Douglas County. 56 year old, Jeff Landis, was riding his bike North on US 4...
Sep 11, 2016 Dean Strelau / CC
Shooting Investigation on I-70
According to WTHI Online, Saturday Evening around 10:30 pm in Clay County Indiana on I-70 shots were fired at white vehicle with four male passangers inside. Only one was injured inside the White Chev...
Sep 11, 2016

Voter Registration Confusion
According to WCIA Online earlier this year mail was sent out that confused a lot of registered voters, well it seems that the letters have been sent out again. The letters at first glance appear to ha...
Sep 10, 2016 lettawren / CC

National Suicide Prevention Day
It is National Suicide Prevention Day and in Illinois it is estimated one person dies by suicide every six hours, according to WCIA Online. What you can do to help for those struggling is to always ta...
Sep 10, 2016 Dean Souglass / CC


