Category Archives: Local News

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Unit 4 School Board meets tonight. In "Old Business," the board will hear reports from the Committees and the Academic Foundation. In "New Business," they are set to approve bid...

(Undated) -- Three new names have been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. According to jail records, Miranda Fisher was arrested yesterday on Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Davi...

(Mattoon) -- The "Do Not Use" order in Mattoon is likely to continue into the weekend. Mattoon residents are being reminded that the City water is not safe to drink. Per an alert sent to Mattoon resid...

(Undated) -- We've reached the halfway point of "meteorological summer," and according to DTN Ag Meteorologist, John Baranick, things statewide are in "pretty good shape." In the short term, Baranick ...

(Undated) -- Wet and stormy weather remains in the forecast for the area. According to this morning's "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, scattered thunderstorms are expecte...

(Oblong) -- The Village of Oblong is the latest recipient of a donation from '54 Oblong. According to the Oblong-based charitable foundation, members awarded their "Summer '25 Grant" to the Village of...

(Mattoon) -- The City of Mattoon is reissuing a "Do Not Use" water order. The order was announced last night after officials said recent testing has shown harmful levels of an algal bloom in the city'...

(Undated) -- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges continue to offer "Walk-In Wednesdays." According to IECC Director of Marketing and Communications, Chris Forde, "Walk-in Wednesdays" offer prospective...

(Undated) -- If you have picked up a dozen eggs recently, you've probably noticed prices are down. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, consumers are paying on average $3.77 for a dozen eggs,...

(Undated) -- If it feels like we've gotten a lot of rain lately, it's because we have. So far this month, we have recorded nearly four inches of rain. In June we recorded around seven and a half inche...