Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 2, 2025
Charleston girls’ basketball snapped its 41-game Apollo Conference losing streak, beating the Mattoon Greenwave 29-28 Saturday evening at Baker Gym.
The Trojans (5-19, 1-7) led for the entire game...
Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor
• January 31, 2025
Junior guard Tyler Oakley and the rest of his Charleston High School boys’ basketball teammates have been looking forward to Saturday’s game for a while.
Ever since the Trojans (9-13, 1-3) began...
Mattoon police responded to a potential threat made against the St. John Lutheran Middle School Monday morning.
Interim Principal of St. John Lutheran School Meghan Hagen said the school received...
For the first time in 20 years, Lakeside Soccer Field will welcome home Josh Oakley, who will serve as the new head coach for Eastern’s men’s soccer team.
Oakley is a Mattoon native, who previously...
Sara Maddox, Contributing Writer
• December 6, 2018
The City of Mattoon is hosting its annual Celebrate Downtown Mattoon Light Up the Night Parade and Festival Friday, Dec. 7.
The festival and parade will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and be held in...
Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker at the Charleston and Mattoon Chambers of Commerce Community Update Breakfast.
The breakfast is set for...
With the recent school shooting at Mattoon High School, the importance of having safety procedures in place is something that has been brought to the forefront for public consideration.
Kent Martin,...
Mattoon Arts Council is hosting the 6th annual Mattoon Art Works from 10am-6pm, Saturday June 10 in the new Heritage Park at 17th street and Broadway Ave., and the Mattoon depot.
This daylong event is...
A 6-year-old Mattoon girl is being treated at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana Wednesday for injuries she received after a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon.
Captain Brian Huston, from the Coles...
The AMC Theater at 2509 Hurst Drive in Mattoon is temporarily closed as a result of high winds that damaged the roof.
Ed Dowd, the executive director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce, said from his...
The Charleston Alley Theatre will be doing the time warp again in their third production of Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show.”
Director Marie Jozwiak held auditions back in August and...
The Bagelfest parade kicked off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mattoon's unique event to signify their importance with Lender's Bagels.
