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LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS
DeBuhr's Midweek Farmers Market Wednesday 3:30-6pm
Lytle Park Farmers Market Friday mornings 8-noon
Warren James Farmers Market evenings 5:30-8pm
Charleston Farmers Market Saturday mornings 7:30-10:30am, Courthouse Square
This week ahead:
July 11 Crusin' Downtown Mattoon 6-10pm
July 11 Mattoon Library presents Movies
July 11-13 Sports Card Show at the Cross County Mall
July 12 Live to Learn: Planting for the Future, Douglas Hart Nature Center, 9am
July 12 Coles County Memorial Airport Young Eagles, free flights for kids
July 12, 16-19 Mattoon Bagelfest, exploremattoon.org:
12 Miss Bagelfest Pageant at the Fields Church, noon
15 Bagel Baby Contest at Riddle Elementary School, 6pm
16 Bagelfest Carnival opens 6-10pm
16 Bagel Bow Wow Dog Contest in Peterson Park 5:30pm
17 Vendors open at 5pm
17 Bagelfest Carnival open 6-11pm, armband 6-10pm
17 Megan Woods, free concert 8pm at Grimes Field
18 Everclear concert opener at 730, Everclear at 9pm
19 Run for the Bagel, 6:30am
19 Worlds Largest Bagel Breakfast, Demar's Center, 8-10am
19 Bagelfest parade, 10:30am
19 Bagelfest carnival, armbands 1-5pm and 5-10pm
19 Josh Turner concert, opener at 730, Josh Turner at 9pm.
Got Bagelfest questions call 800-500-6286, Mattoon Tourism and Arts.
Sum, sum summertime, has all the events.
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Lake Mattoon Waterfowl Hunting Drawing
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The City of Mattoon will hold an informational meeting with Mattoon CUSD #2 on July 10, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Williams Elementary School. The meeting will provide information about the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) sidewalk grant program, which aims to support improvements near Mattoon Middle School and Williams Elementary School. Local residents are encouraged to attend to offer comments and input on the proposed project needs and phased design plans.
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Special City Council Meeting – Virtual Meeting Details
For those who are unable to attend, recordings of any virtual City Council Meetings will be posted to our YouTube Channel. Cisco WebEx hosts the virtual Council Chamber. Join the meetings using the information shown below. Visit the City Council Meeting page to view the agenda for upcoming meetings. A Special City Council meeting is scheduled for 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. May 28, 2025, Virtual Meeting Details: Special City Council Meeting At no sooner than 6:50 am, visit the Cisco WebEx meeting site by clicking the link below. https://bit.ly/MattoonCC052825 Meeting number (access code): 2554 [...]
Public Works Citizen Engagement
The iWorq reporting system is now live. Please click here to report a problem. The City of Mattoon Public Works Department will be instituting a new method of reporting issues and requesting information. We will soon have an online internet-based reporting system that you can use to report issues and request information that will give real-time updates of the status of your inquiry. It will go into full effect on March 14, 2025. The really nice part of this new online system is that it will keep you informed of the status of your inquiry and will make sure [...]
Mattoon Safety Action Plan Online Survey
Coles County Regional Planning is working with the City of Mattoon to write a Safety Action Plan. Please take this 5-minute community survey, which addresses both pedestrian and vehicular safety concerns within the city. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact CCRP at 217-348-0521 https://arcg.is/1qTXCO0