Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Watson Fire Protection District will host its annual breakfast on September 29th. It's all-you-can-eat pancakes, rope sausage and biscuits and gravy from 5:30 to 10:00 a.m. Meals are $6.00 for adu...

Walt Disney Named Illinois' Top Entertainer (Springfield, IL) -- Sorry Oprah, the man who created Mickey Mouse is Illinois' best entertainer of the past two centuries. The folks at IllinoisTop200.com ...

High school volleyball: Mattoon is at Mahomet-Seymour, Charleston hosts Mt. Zion, Tri-County vs. Shelbyville, Arcola against Tuscola, Casey-Westfield faces Cumberland, Altamont takes on North Clay, T-...

Girl Scout recruitment will be held at the Municipal Building in Neoga tomorrow (9/5) from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All young ladies interested in joining are encouraged to attend. Recruitment will also be held...

Pediatricians Recommend Flu Shots For All Kids 6 Months And Up (Undated) -- Doctors who treat children say all kids age six months and up should get flu shots as soon as possible. The American Academy...

Books and Babies will resume at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Thursdays, at 10:30-11:00 from September 13th through November 29th, in the Craft Room. There will be no program on November 2...

The Kids Chess Club will meet at the Mattoon Public Library on September 15th and again on September 29th from 10am to 11am. It is an opportunity for kids from grades 2 through 8 to come and play agai...

Lake Land College financial aid nights will be held throughout the district though late October. Financial Aid staff will present information on important changes to the application process, including...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library Preschool Story Time will resume this fall beginning Sept. 10th, through Nov. 27th. Preschool Story Time will be presented on Mondays at 10:30am, 1:15pm, 5:30pm, and...

DU QUOIN, IL - Two of the most prolific and popular racing drivers in motorsport history return to the Du Quoin State Fair on Labor Day weekend. Ken Schrader and Tony Stewart will face more than two d...