Mary Bushar served as an election judge for the first time in 2022 after retiring from teaching physical education at Charleston High School in May.
“I love the political process. I love history. I...
The News contacted candidates with a list of questions to learn about them and their stances on various issues. The same questions were sent to al candidates listed on the Coles County 2022 General Election...
Eastern’s Naming Committee is tasked with reviewing a list of individuals who Douglas Hall could be potentially renamed after.
The individuals being considered are former Illinois Governor Edward...
Apex Clean Energy is proposing a wind farm project in Coles County which they say could bring in millions of dollars to local communities.
The proposed project, Coles Wind, would consist of 70 turbines...
A representative from Coles Wind will present Tuesday in a virtual event to share details on a proposed wind farm for Coles County.
The presentation will be held over Zoom from 10 to 11 a.m. on Nov....
The Coles County Health Department announced the death of six residents with COVID-19 Thursday afternoon.
These additional deaths bring the total COVID-19 deaths up to 112 in Coles County.
The Coles...
Coles County citizens protested for changes within the Coles County Courthouse Friday afternoon.
The protest was organized by JoDee Gravil, who founded the group Justice in Coles County. Gravil said...
Eastern will be expecting but not requiring COVID-19 vaccines during the Fall 2021 semester.
Regardless of vaccination status, however, all students and staff should report their status to the university...
The Coles County Health Department has confirmed the county’s first case of COVID-19. The patient is at home in isolation.
Public health officials are currently working on identifying and monitoring...
The Coles County Clerk’s Office is holding early voting until April 1.
Julie Coe, the Coles County clerk and recorder, said that early voting starts 40 days before an election.
The first early voting...
![Candy Fordjour Frimpong, a graduate student studying art, details her ceramics project in the Ceramics Studio Sunday afternoon. Fordjour Frimpong said with her artwork she hopes to promote a message of diversity. I want to use my indigenous background to relate well with the contemporaries around [Charleston], Fordjour Frimpong said.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Frimpong_SideProject_RL_O-900x712.jpg)
