The Charleston CUSD 1 Board of Education discussed moving around 400 Charleston Middle School students to Coleman Hall in August following the June 17 tornado at their special meeting Wednesday, according...

Editor’s Note: As of publication, parking meters currently charge $7.50 per hour. Williams said discussion about an increase to this figure is ongoing, but the exact price of the increase is unknown....

Remakes, remasters and rereleases have been the hot new craze in the video game industry for years now. Why should a company take a risk on a new idea when they can just repackage an already successful...

Wednesday night in Charleston would be one to remember, but Denise Titus didn’t know that yet.  All she knew at the time was a windy storm was passing through. Then, the weather took a...

A former Eastern Illinois University professor charged with eight counts of child solicitation on Feb. 18 is now facing two new charges.  Craig Chesner, 67, is charged with two counts of possession...

The preliminary budget for fiscal year 2027 discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday is projected to have a $4.8 million deficit.  By coincidence, fiscal year 2026 also is projected to end...

When people get turned around and find somewhere that they’re not supposed to be, somewhere empty with no one around you, they find a liminal space. A liminal space is somewhere that’s both eerie...

Participants braved the heat Saturday morning for the annual Races for All Paces fundraising event at O’Brien Stadium.  The fundraiser hosted a 10K, 5K and mile run/walk followed by a Toddler Trot...

Treylin Couch singlehandedly represented the Charleston High School boys’ track team at the Illinois High School Association Boys State Track & Field Championships at O'Brien Field for the...

The Charleston Community Band kicked off its 49th season Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Kiwanis Park.  Community Band is the first of a three-part event series held in Kiwanis Park over the summer. Theatre...