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Leaf collection in Mattoon has begun and will conclude on December 15th. Leaves must be in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags. No Plastic Bags. Bags must be placed within ten feet of the curb of a public...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for the Small Business of the Year Award. Any business with less than one-hundred employees that has its home office in Mattoon is eligible. Nomin...

If you're a fan of the famous director's, Hayao Miyazaki's, work, you'll be pleased to find that several local theaters are showing one of his popular films, "Howls Moving Castle" this month. These th...

A cancer benefit for Lacey Prahl will be held at the Bourbon Street Steakhouse in Mattoon November 5th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. They'll have a 50/50, live auction and food and drinks. If you'd like to dona...

The 6th Annual Bare Bones 5-Mile Turkey Trot will be on Thanksgiving morning at the Mattoon YMCA. It's a non-competitive run, and no results will be posted. The route will take you through Peterson Pa...

Entries are being accepted for the Mattoon Arts Council's 2018 quilt show. Quilts that reflect the theme "Oh My Stars and Pinwheels" are encouraged, but not required. Forms must be turned in by Januar...

Most of us are overworked these days. But there's a big difference between that, and being a workaholic. Here are four subtle signs you might be one . . . 1. You can't let go at night, or when you're ...

OPRAH released her annual holiday list of her "Favorite Things" . . . and if you bought all 102 items on it, you'd be shelling out $13,400. On the high end of the list is a $2,000, 55-inch Samsung TV,...

Soon you're not going to try to choke down a big bowl of broccoli or spinach . . . you're going to totally devour a pile of badass beer blazed broccoli and sexy smokin' spinach. Or something. Accordin...

Believe it or not, there's a world record for eating at Chipotle for the most consecutive days. I wonder if there's a record for most consecutive days with diarrhea that's a suspiciously similar numbe...