Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

MATTOON - The local history room at the Mattoon Public Library recently added a compilation of local new car auto dealerships dating back to 1917. History room volunteer Chris Suerdieck compiled the m...

NCAA Approves Allowing Undrafted Basketball Players To Return (Indianapolis, IN) -- The NCAA is making major changes to college basketball in the wake of an FBI investigation. It will allow some colle...

Tickets are still available for the Camp New Hope raffle to win a flat bed trailer valued at $1,800, or, you can take the cash. The drawing will be this Saturday (8/11) at 6:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Eag...

Current Lake Land College students and community members are invited to attend Transfer Day which will be held Wednesday, September 12 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Lake Land College Field House. ...

For Immediate Release MATTOON - The recently concluded first quarter of the fiscal year resulted in year-over-year circulation growth at the Mattoon Public Library. The 24,207 items checked out repres...

Survey: Back To School Costs Top 500 Dollars (Springfield, IL) -- It's going to cost over 500 dollars to send kids back to school this year. The consulting firm Deloitte is out with a new survey that ...

Cardinals Introduce Seven-Pound $75 Burger (Phoenix, AZ) -- The Arizona Cardinals' 2018 season will feature some new food items at University of Phoenix Stadium, including a 75-dollar hamburger that m...

The annual Coles County Sheriff's Posse Ride will be this Saturday (8/11) at Owen Motorsports. Registration is $20 per motorcycle or Jeep. You can sign up between 8:00 and 4:00 at the sheriff's office...

The annual Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Banquet will be held September 8th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. You'll enjoy a great dinner, have chances to bid on auction items, and win guns, artwork, h...

Original Aerosmith Tour Van Found By American Pickers (Chesterfield, MA) -- The TV show American Pickers is responsible for the discovery of the rock band Aerosmith's original tour van, found in Weste...