Rob Stroud

More than 40 works created by Lake Land College employees and students will be displayed during the Community Art Exhibition from 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Foundation and Alumni Center.

State Superintendent Tony Sanders and other officials toured the vocational programs at CHS Industries and Mattoon LIFT on Thursday.

MATTOON — Police have arrested a suspect on a preliminary charge of arson in connection with a recent fire in an abandoned house trailer at the Old State Village mobile home park.

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Bob Ronchetti recently reflected on his history of community service after being named as the 2024 Citizen of the Year by the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce.

Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce has named Charleston school district Superintendent Todd Vilardo as Citizen of the Year and CHS Industries as Small Business of the Year.

The Coles County coroner reported that the fatal crash is not connected to the Mattoon High School prom that was held Saturday evening.

Students and staff from teacher Cheryl Welch's class at the Student LIFE Academy in Mattoon went on a field trip on Tuesday to Scovill Zoo in Decatur.

Mattoon Fire Department engineers Andy Cole, at left, Dusty Rhoads and Mike Ueleke demonstrate one of the department's two new automated CPR devices on Wednesday at the City Hall fire

The Mattoon Fire Department has put a new fire engine with 1,000-gallon water capacity and its first automated CPR devices into service this spring.