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Coles Co. Sheriff’s Office awarded IDOT grant to improve traffic safety
COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Coles County Sheriff’s Department received a grant to help improve traffic safety. On Oct. 10, the Coles County Sheriff’s Office announced it has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant to conduct additional traffic safety enforcements efforts. The goals of the program are […]
Tuscola residents run for local boy, Vanishing White Matter research
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — According to the National Institute of Health, Vanishing White Matter Disease impacts around 2 in every 100,000 people. This rare condition was found in Nash Foreman, a 10-year-old boy from Tuscola, but a run in his honor is being organized to keep fundraising efforts going. According to the Children’s Hospital of […]
‘It gives you hope’: Mahomet-Seymour volleyball game raises money for mom diagnosed with cancer
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the nation, and that doesn’t stop at Mahomet-Seymour High School. Volleyball at Mahomet-Seymour High School on Tuesday night was electric. There were great crowds and talent to match, but the game had one overarching theme. “This pink out, it means something different to […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s Ray Long overcomes health scare, shines in return
MAHOMET (WCIA) — Mahomet-Seymour looks to remain unbeaten in Apollo Conference play in our Spotlight Game of the Week against Effingham. The Bulldogs recently got a big boost from a player who made an unlikely return to the gridiron. “We didn’t know if he’d be able to play any sports again,” head coach Jon Adkins […]
Eastern supports more students with EIU Promise Scholarship
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — More Eastern Illinois University students will soon have access to a scholarship program which could cover full tuition for some students. The EIU Promise Scholarship will expand to cover families with an adjusted gross income threshold of $80,000, up from $66,000. It covers full tuition up to 15 credit hours and fees. […]
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