Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Illinois unemployment numbers are up and the number of jobs are down. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows that the number of confirme...

Illinois health officials are reporting record for new COVID-19 cases. Officials announced over 49-hundred new cases of the virus yesterday. Another 44 COVID-19-related deaths were also reported. Addi...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Country Music Association has revealed its 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient-trailblazing country music star Charley Pride. Pride will accept the honor dur...

Early voting continues in Illinois. In Coles County you can vote at the Coles County Clerk's office in Charleston, weekdays from 8:30 to 4:30 and weekdays from 9am to 4pm at the Salvation Army in Matt...

Entries are due by October 29th for the Mattoon Arts Council's annual Photography Show. This year's theme is "2020 Vision," so they're looking for your best representation for the year 2020. It's open...

Secretary of State Jesse White says teen driving deaths in Illinois are down by 74-percent. He believes the decline is due to stricter requirements on new drivers in 2008. Last year, 41 teens were kil...

State officials say they are not trying to punish bars and restaurants with stricter COVID-19 rules. Illinois Public Health Director Doctor Ngozi Ezike says contact tracing has shown that exposure is ...

--Fire Weather Watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening (10-17). For the following counties in, Woodford, Tazewell, McLean, Mason, Logan, De Witt, Piatt, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon,...

--Freeze Warning in effect until 9am this morning (10-16) --Frost Advisory in effect from 1am until 8am tomorrow (10-17) For the following counties, Champaign, Vermilion, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Cumber...

For Immediate Release - October 9, 2020 T. Graham Brown Releases Very First Acoustic Album 'Bare Bones' On October 9 (NASHVILLE, TN) - Country music favorite and host of SiriusXM's LIVE WIRE show, T. ...