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Jake Maurer to play Coles County Fair
CHARLESTON — Nashville recording artist Jake Maurer will be performing at the Coles County Fair at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 27. From Metamora, Maurer spent his grade school and high school years listening to Garth Brooks and dreaming of becoming a football star for the Redbirds. He attended Eastern...
Bimbo Bakeries to close 3 bakeries in New York, Texas
Bimbo Bakeries, one of Coles County's largest employers, has announced plans to close three of its U.S. bakeries in the coming months. In a statement, the company said it will close two New York bakeries — Auburn and Olean — and its facility in San Antonio, Texas. The closure will affect 49 employees in Auburn and 82 in Olean, according to documentation filed with the New York Department of Labor.
14-year-old killed in Neoga ATV accident
NEOGA, Ill. (WCIA) — A 14-year-old boy from Neoga has died after an ATV accident Monday afternoon. Greg Epperson, the Deputy Coroner of Coles County, confirmed with WCIA that Graydon Mendenhall was seriously hurt in an accident on his family’s property around noon. After turning a corner too fast, Mendenhall fell off of the ATV […]
See the latest Coles County real estate transactions
Approx. 73' x 189' of vacant land in Ashmore, PIN #01-0-03090-000; Larry Clapp of Ashmore to Gabriel Hills of Ashmore, $20,000. Approx. 73' x 189' of vacant land in Ashmore, PIN #01-0-03090-000; Gabrielle Hills of Ashmore to Donald and Janice Lewis of Sun City West of Ariz., $21,500. 601 Lincoln...
Community mourns loss of Cumberland Co. teen who died in ATV crash
NEOGA — Efforts have begun to support those affected by a Neoga School District student dying as the result of an all-terrain vehicle crash and to create a scholarship fund in his memory. The Coles County Coroner's Office reported that Graydon Mendenhall, 14, was pronounced dead at 1:52 p.m....
Neoga Student Killed in Four-Wheeler Crash
Another area teenager was fatally injured Monday in a four-wheeler accident. 14-year-old Graydon Mendenhall was riding on his family's property when he was thrown off the vehicle. The vehicle landed on top of the boy. Coles County Deputy Coroner Greg Epperson said the boy was taken to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center where he was pronounced dead.
Mattoon, Charleston & Coles County neighbors: Obituaries for July 21
Read through the obituaries published in Journal Gazette/Times-Courier.
Coles County marriage licenses
Marvin Anthony Golden to Rebecca Lee Hayes, both of Charleston. Anthony Michael Curry of Gays to Rebecca Mary Ann Nation of Arcola. Alexander Thomas Blackwell of Decatur to Lillian Kate Sims of Windsor. Bryan Alan Flood to Stephanie Dawn Taylor, both of Charleston. Bryce John Wayne Lindley to Riley Joseph...
See the latest Coles County real estate transactions
1509 DeWitt Ave. East in Mattoon; NCI Group, Inc. of Cary, N.C. to Kingspan Insulated Panels, Inc. of Deland, Fla. $2,900,000. 11 Greenacres in Ashmore; Green Acres Mobile Home Park, Inc. of Charleston to Tesla MHC, LLC of Budd Lake, N.J., $400,000. 1515 N. County Road 200E in Mattoon; Karen...
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