Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

A manhunt continues in Edgar County. 27-year-old Benjamin Hornbrook is wanted for burglary and possession of stolen property as well as separate charges in Howard County, Indiana. Officers responded t...

The 7th Annual Jordan Michael Giertz Memorial Golf Outing will be held on August 4th at Fox Prairie Golf Course. Cost of entry is $70 dollars per person for $340 dollars for a team of four. The shotgu...

The next Charleston Carnegie Public Library Little Wheels Play Date will be held on Wednesday, July 18th from 10:30 - 11:30 in the south end of the Library parking lot. Please bring your scooters, bik...

Congratulations to the winners at the first night of the Bagelfest Beautiful Baby Contest! Newborn to 1 girl is Navaeh Morecraft; Newborn to 1 boy, Grayson Moss; 2 to 3-year-old girl is Jazmyne Burks;...

Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol in Champaign County on June 23, 2018. These AC...

Congratulations to Kaylee Sefton of Brownstown on being crowned 2018 Miss Fayette County Fair Queen. Tessa Philpot of St. Elmo was first runner-up, and Marlee Nolen of St. Elmo was named second runner...

Roadway improvements on Route 16 from Lerna Road to Douglas Drive in Charleston are scheduled to begin Monday (7/23). According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, work should be completed b...

A program called, "Whooo Knows," will allow kids to meet a live Screech Owl and learn about this bird of prey. The free program will be held at the Douglas County Museum on July 28th starting at 10:00...

(Undated) -- The most popular meteor shower of the year is making its debut. The Perseid [[ PUR-see-id ]] meteor shower begins tomorrow. Scientists say Earth will pass through the path of Comet Swift-...

A Charleston woman is facing charges following a traffic stop at Walnut and North Division. Charleston Police say 49-year-old Lee Ann Nunamaker was driving on a suspended license, and was in possessio...