I typed "warning" by accident and then changed the wording to "watch" after someone pointed out the mistake. Thanks for reading closely
Rob Stroud
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Rob Stroud is a reporter for the JG-TC, covering the city of Mattoon, Lake Land College, Cumberland County and areas including Oakland, Casey and Martinsville.
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The Mattoon Police Department recently arrested two individuals for allegedly “fake scanning” items at the self checkout lane at Walmart.
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The Mattoon Arts Council plans to hold its annual Quilt Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Lone Elm Room at the train depot, 1718 Broadway Ave.
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A GPS location app on a stolen computer tablet recently led police to a man who allegedly broke into the Free Methodist Church, 1621 Marshall Ave., Wednesday evening in Mattoon.
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New Mattoon Fire Department interim Chief Kevin Schott has been getting to know his staff of firefighters and the community.
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Mattoon police officers made four meth related arrests in separate cases during the recent long holiday weekend, including one following a foot pursuit.
Schools offer a variety of job opportunities on campus for student workers.
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The Mattoon City Council recently approved the court ordered payment of a total of $79,000 in compensatory damages to 32 current and retired firefighters in a Mattoon Fire Department staffing level case.
A Charleston man with a burglary record in Coles County has been sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for burglarizing a doctor's office in Marion.
Rob Stroud commented on Tom Niemeyer named Coles County Farmer of the Year
I was the only one on duty Saturday evening in the newspaper's office when I posted the Farmer of the Year brief on our Web site, so I was the only one who proofread the brief. Thanks for catching the "has ran" error online. I have changed it to "has run" online and will …