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A Kid Ran More Than Five-and-a-Half Miles for His Elaborate Prom Proposal
A kid in Ohio asked a girl to prom last week, and REALLY went the extra mile for it. Like, literally. 17-year-old Joran Fuller goes to high school in Findlay, Ohio, about 45 miles south of Tole...
Mar 17, 2017
JC Penney Announces Which Stores Will Close
According to a report in the USA Today, JC Penney has announced the 138 stores that will be closed. According to the USA Today report most stores will begin liquidation the middle of April and close i...
Mar 17, 2017 Mike Mozart / CC
Mattoon Lions Chili Supper
The Mattoon Lions Club's annual chili supper will be Friday, March 17th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Mattoon. It's all-you-can-eat chili or vegetable soup, sandwiches, veggies, desse...
Mar 17, 2017
Sullivan FFA Fundraising Auction
The Sullivan (IL) FFA alumni fundraising auction will be March 18th in the high school gym. Doors open at 4:00. A free meal will be served prior to the auction, which gets underway at 6:00. Among the ...
Mar 17, 2017
Harry Potter Trivia Contest Tonight
Harry Potter trivia night will be held at the Shelbyville Lions Club building March 17th. This contest, which supports Relay for Life, is open to teams of 5 to 10 people. Cost is $100 per team. If you...
Mar 17, 2017
Relay for Life of Coles County Kickoff
The annual Relay for Life of Coles County Kickoff is March 20th at 6pm at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. Play trivia and other games and you could win prizes. This year's Relay for Life will b...
Mar 17, 2017
Hot 8@8 Countdown: 03/16/17
Happy Throwback Thursday! It's The Night Club with Carman and we have once again reached your Hot 8@8 Countdown with Smoky's House BBQ in Charleston! Of course, we will have an old school song reverse...
Mar 16, 2017
Four Things We Do on St. Patrick's Day That Aren't Actually Irish
Getting hammered on St. Patrick's Day is a longstanding tradition . . . in America. St. Patrick's Day wasn't a big party in Ireland until AFTER Irish Americans started doing it. Here are four other tr...
Mar 16, 2017 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Listener Reports: Traffic Backed Up Northbound Along I-57 (5:30 PM 3/16)
According to Listener Reports an accident has occurred along I-57 Northbound near Champaign at milemarker 226. This has caused a significant back-up of traffic stretching towards milemarker 224. For m...
Mar 16, 2017 Eugene Zemlyanskiy / CC
Mattoon Public Library Free Event
The Mattoon Public Library has added evening story time for parents and kids to the early morning session. It's every Thursday at 5:30. They sing a few songs, read a story or two, and do crafts that p...
Mar 16, 2017
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