Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Cornbelt Shrine Club's next Queen of Hearts drawing will be Friday, July 13th at the Charleston Moose Lodge. There will be no drawing this Friday. However, it's worth the wait as the jackpot will ...

For Immediate Release Chamber of Commerce to Conduct Job Fair 2018 on July 24th! The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce will be conducting Job Fair 2018 at the Effingham Performance Center on July 2...

The 10th annual Windsor Harvest Picnic 5K will take place on August 18th. Registration is at 7:00 a.m. and the run begins at 7:30. Entry fee is $20 for adults, $15 for children 11-17 and $10 for child...

Tri-County Athletics' annual golf scramble will be July 21st at Norton Knolls Golf Course in Oakland. It's a four-person best-ball scramble. Team entry fee is $240. They'll award prizes for first, sec...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police, on Thursday, July 5th John Evans of Shelbyville, IN and Jestin Covington of Bloomington, IL were both traveling along I-74 east, at mile...

Our entire area is under a heat advisory until 7 o'clock tonight. * TEMPERATURE...Highs temperatures will be 90 to 95 degrees today, with peak afternoon heat indices of 104 to 109 degrees. * IMPACTS.....

Pre-sale for discounted armbands for the Bagelfest carnival is underway. You can reserve them for $17.00 at 258-6286, or buy in person at the Mattoon Tourism Office at the depot. Armband night will be...

Early bird registration is open for fall soccer at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. It's open to kids 4 to 14-years-old. Cost is $25 for members and $45 for non-members. Prices will increase by $10 after...

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-J...

As part of an international movement, the American Red Cross has launched the Missing Types campaign to recruit new blood donors - and those who have not given recently - to ensure lifesaving blood is...