Olivia Bennett, an award-winning anchor/reporter for WEIU News Watch, shares what WEIU has meant to her and gives a first-hand account of the repercussions felt by WEIU in the wake of the federal government's defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The EIU Softball team begins play in the NCAA tournament on Friday. Sports Watch's Andrew Spaid has more on the Panther's second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. READ MORE>
The second of two men charged after an investigation into the Oakland Fire Protection District entered a guilty plea earlier this month and was sentenced to probation, according to court records.
In 2023, the Coles County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrests of Jerry Willison, then 72, and Kyley Willison, then 49, of Oakland on charges of official misconduct.
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The Apollo Conference announced their All Conference Softball teams. Charleston had four players on the first team and one on the second team. Mattoon placed on player on the first team and one on the second team.
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