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Lytle Pool closes for 2024 season in Mattoon
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Officials announced that Lytle Pool in Mattoon is closing for the season. The closure comes as staff and contractors face an irreparable issue with a main pool pump. Replacement parts are proving difficult to find due to the age of the pumps, they said. Without functioning pumps, important health and safety […]
Two cars stolen, one arrested in Cumberland Co. police chase
CUMBERLAND COUNTY (WCIA) — One person is under arrest after authorities in Cumberland County said they may have led deputies on a chase in a stolen car before stealing another car in an attempt to get away. Sheriff Steve Maroon said the sequence of events started when the Mattoon Police Department informed his office that […]
Coles Co. Sheriff warns of jury duty scam going around community
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Coles County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a new scam in the community involving a common tactic: impersonation of one of their deputies. Officials said they’ve taken several reports from community members saying they were called by someone claiming to be a Coles County Sheriff’s deputy. The callers stated that […]
Retired Marshall police officer dies after cancer battle
MARSHALL, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — A longtime first responder and face in the Marshall community has died. Born in Terre Haute in 1968, Stacey L. Speros, 55, of Marshall, IL died 10:57 a.m. Monday in University Hospital in Indianapolis after a battle with cancer. Mr. Speros served as a member of the Marshall police department for […]
Memorial highway sign honoring fallen soldier to be hung in Oakland
OAKLAND, Ill. (WCIA) — A part of a highway in Coles County will be designated to honor a fallen soldier next month. A section of Illinois Route 133 in Oakland will be named the “Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth Memorial Highway” to honor the Illinois National Guard member and Army Ranger who died in Afghanistan in […]
Tuscola firefighters tour new firehouse with beloved Captain
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Tuscola Fire Department got to tour its new firehouse on Tuesday and they did so with a beloved member of their department. Captain Bill Schweighart has been battling brain cancer since December. After surgery in Chicago, followed by two months of chemotherapy and radiation, he returned home in March. Because […]
Tuscola business gets structural upgrades, shuts down streets
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — Flesor’s Candy Kitchen at the corner of Sale and Main Street is having its second-story walls removed. The 150-year-old building needs wooden beams replaced with steel ones, and it is costing the business $250,000. The restaurant’s co-owner Bob Story said everything is going as expected, and the kitchen will stay open […]
Douglas County town celebrates their youngest neighbors
ARCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — Sunday was Children’s Day, and Arcola is highlighting the little people that make their town so great. Sunday afternoon’s annual event allowed kids to enjoy a day at the park with food, a splashpad and fun houses. People from all across the area spent part of the day at Moore Park. […]
Area coaches weigh in on high school basketball changes
After playing in arguably its biggest boys’ basketball game in school history, the Tuscola boys’ basketball team spent several hours at Jupiter’s at the Crossing in southwest Champaign on the afternoon of March 9, 2023. Hanging out. Playing arcade games. Eating food. Watching film of Bloomington Cornerstone.
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