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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Vendor applications available for 18th Street Farmer’s Market

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Staff Writer May 21, 2021

The 18th Street Farmer's Market is looking for vendors. The farmer's market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday from May 29 to September 25 in the parking lot of the Coles County Health...

Eastern professor shares experience co-developing Five Feline Farm

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter July 18, 2019

For the last four years, Donna Coonce and Julia Miller have been steadily growing Five Feline Farm as a business. The pair began selling produce and honey at the Farmers Market in Charleston in 2015...

City Council to vote on Illinois Housing Development grant

Staff Report July 16, 2019

The Charleston City Council will vote on six action items Tuesday, including a resolution that would authorize accepting the Illinois Housing Development Authority APP Grant Award. According to the...

Farmers markets open on Square, 18th Street

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter June 26, 2019

People in the community and surrounding areas who would like to shop local for fresh produce and handmade crafts can stop at the two farmers markets that Charleston offers every week. The Charleston...

Charleston Farmers Market open every Wednesday

Staff Report June 12, 2019

The Charleston Farmers Market on the Square will be open on Wednesdays from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Products available include crafts, produce, baked goods and more. Everything sold must meet the Coles...

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